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'I feel real disgusted that Daddy Yankee would do that,' Barack Obama-backing rapper tells MTV News.
Up until a few days ago, it was easy to assume that Senator Barack Obama is the overwhelming favorite presidential candidate of music-makers from urban communities. MCs such as Jay-Z, Nas, Big Boi, Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy, Common and Diddy have all openly said that the Illinois politician needs to be the next man in the White House. The King of Reggaetón, however, has a different opinion.
Daddy Yankee surprised many earlier this week when he showed up at a Phoenix high school and gave a glowing recommendation for Republican Senator John McCain.
"I believe in his ideals and his proposals to lead this nation," Yankee said. "He's been a fighter for the Hispanic community."
The news of Yankee's endorsement left a sour taste in the mouth of one of the Hispanic community's most visible and verbal leaders: Fat Joe.
"Put this in the MTV News headline: 'Fat Joe Says Daddy Yankee Is a Sellout,' " the MC said via phone from Denver, where he's attending the Democratic National Convention. "Just like that! I gotta go in. I'm talking to little cousins that like [Yankee] and all that, and they're starting to believe that John McCain is [the best candidate]. I can't have that.
"I opened the newspaper and got sick to my stomach," Joe continued. "I felt like I wanted to vomit when I seen that. The reason why I called him a sellout is because I feel he did that for a [publicity] look, rather than the issues that are affecting his people that look up to him. How could you want John McCain in office when George Bush and the Republicans already have half a million people losing their homes in foreclosure? We're fighting an unjust war. It's the Latinos and black kids up in the frontlines, fighting that war. ... We over here trying to take the troops out of Iraq and bring peace. This guy immediately wants war. If not with Iraq or Afghanistan, he'll start a new one with Iran. I feel real disgusted that Daddy Yankee would do that. Either he did that for a look, or he's just not educated on politics."
Joe said he's more than willing to educate Yankee on each of the politicians' platforms.
"If he believes John McCain is the better candidate for the Latinos," Joe said, "we could sit down. Even if he wants to get into a debate, we can debate anywhere — New York, Puerto Rico."
The Grammy-nominated lyricist is especially enthralled with Obama's promise for improved and universal health care. That issue still hits home for the rap veteran.
"Like I said, with me, my whole philosophy on blacks and Latinos is: We're all one," he said. "We're in the same ghettos, same inner cities, and we're suffering from the same problems. Every problem the blacks have, the Latinos have. There's two systems of health care: the one for the rich that's really good, then there's the one for the inner city, where they leave ladies in the emergency room unattended for 24 hours until they drop dead. ... People don't even check on her hours after she's dead. This is normal stuff. This is what's happening in the U.S."
Joe blames inferior health care for a tragedy he and his family suffered years ago.
"My own sister — to me she was murdered by doctors," he claimed. "She was having a baby in the Bronx, and they gave her an epidural — a normal procedure that was supposed to numb her from the waist down. They numbed her from the waist up, because they had amateurs learning in the Bronx hospitals. Not even real doctors — students murdered my sister in the inner city, in the Bronx. I love what Barack is doing with the heath care system. Once he gets universal health care for everybody, then we gotta step up our system to make it the best in the world."
Joe arrived in Denver on Wednesday after performing in New York City with the Game the previous night. He was moved by speeches on consecutive evenings by Hillary and Bill Clinton.
"That was beautiful, man," he said. "I'm a huge fan of the Clintons. I love Hillary; I love Bill. They hit home runs out the park. I was so excited when Bill was speaking. It reminded me of why I love him. He's articulate, so smart. Greatest president of our era. When he was here, we had peace. Yasser Arafat of Palestine and the prime minister of Israel, shaking hands and hugging, bringing peace in the Middle East, not war! Everybody had jobs. The economy was growing. George Bush and the Republicans turned the whole country around to where our dollar is worth half the Euro dollar. Your man John McCain wants to continue the same tactics of the Bush organization. Why should my man Daddy Yankee be endorsing McCain? This is the only urban guy in the universe to endorse John McCain. You got people who look up to [Yankee] — young teenagers that look up to him and might make the wrong choice. John McCain is the wrong thing to do. I don't think the Republicans care much about minorities. I can't believe [Yankee] went and endorsed this guy."
Fat Joe would also like to change the perception of his country in the eyes of the rest of the world.
"I travel the world doing shows, and people hate the United States because of the policies of George Bush," he explained. "Years ago, you would go overseas, and the people would praise you and love the United States. I feel Barack Obama is the one person who could bring not just the United States, but the world together. I was in Africa two days ago, and I seen people with 'I Love Obama' on their bumper sticker. He just spoke to 200,000 people in Germany."
Now more than ever, Joe said he realizes the importance of participating in this upcoming election.
"Fat Joe says it's not an option to vote," he insisted. "We have to vote and change this country around. Everybody has to get out there and register. I'm not asking, I'm telling you to go vote. I'm forcing you."
A rep for Daddy Yankee said the MC is out of the country and won't be available for comment until next week.
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Its going to be hilarious if obama condemns rap music once he gets into power...just to watch the u-turn these fuckin idiots will pull
btw i dont care who wins
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haha, fat joe acts as if he's black again, that polar bear muthafucka
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haha, fat joe acts as if he's black again, that polar bear muthafucka
Homie u missed the whole point...grow up cause its your age group thats gonna get fucked if mc cain is in office.
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Its going to be hilarious if obama condemns rap music once he gets into power...just to watch the u-turn these fuckin idiots will pull
btw i dont care who wins
U should....and get that hate box out ya mouth.
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Its going to be hilarious if obama condemns rap music once he gets into power...just to watch the u-turn these fuckin idiots will pull
btw i dont care who wins
U should....and get that hate box out ya mouth.
i should...but i dont..and who was i hating on lil man?
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lol @ vx how old is he, hmm 15 you have no idea whats going to happen to you, the point of the excercise is to study the points this musical act fat joe made and research them on google... you lil stupid dumb ignorant snotty nosed kid... study up!
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I have no idea how Daddy Yankee can side with McCain. I also have no idea how the fuck he's even relevant. Didn't this nigga drop 1 song that was hot for like 3 months? They're posting news about this like its Jay-Z or somebody endorsing McCain.
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he is a fucking Sellout
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I have no idea how Daddy Yankee can side with McCain. I also have no idea how the fuck he's even relevant. Didn't this nigga drop 1 song that was hot for like 3 months? They're posting news about this like its Jay-Z or somebody endorsing McCain.
you mean 3 years ago right? not 3 months
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Its going to be hilarious if obama condemns rap music once he gets into power...just to watch the u-turn these fuckin idiots will pull
btw i dont care who wins
Silly kid. Do you not care about you or your family's future?
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For once, I agree with Fat Joe. And anyone on here saying how it doesn't make a difference if McCain or Obama is President, ask yourself a question: would you rather be drafted and sent to fuck around in the middle of the desert with an M-16 and a bunch of Jihad militants, or would you rather live a normal life in the comfort of your own country?
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some people care more about obama's skin color than the do about who's really a better candidate...oh he's black well i gotta vote for the next guy, without even understanding what both candidate stand for
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I have no idea how Daddy Yankee can side with McCain. I also have no idea how the fuck he's even relevant. Didn't this nigga drop 1 song that was hot for like 3 months? They're posting news about this like its Jay-Z or somebody endorsing McCain.
you mean 3 years ago right? not 3 months
I said it was hot for 3 months, not 3 months ago.
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i dont live in america...i realize it will still effect global stuff but i cant vote so i aint really watched nada
mcCain reminds me of bush plus he old as hell but one thing ill give him he served in war right??
so least he knows what hes sending your troops into
obama is a great speaker and its unbeliavble you dont already have free health care but he looked weak in response to russia
plus he's a "great speaker"...ala "tony blair" the rhetoricals lovely at first but two years in and no change im tellin you it aint
so its lesser of all evils...the real power will always be behind the scenes anyway america will head into another war regardless
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I have no idea how Daddy Yankee can side with McCain. I also have no idea how the fuck he's even relevant. Didn't this nigga drop 1 song that was hot for like 3 months? They're posting news about this like its Jay-Z or somebody endorsing McCain.
daddy yankee is wack but with that fuckin reggaeton thing he's earning a shitload of money,is a fuckin millionaire (i think he got more money than fat joe for sure).
p.s. but he looks gay as hell with this haircut :D
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I really doubt McCain or any other war supporter wold be able to start a draft and live to see the next day. Waaaaay to much opposition towards a decision like that..It'd be political suicide.
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can someone explain to me why hes a sellout? not sayin im supporting McCain, but lets face it...if Obama wasn't black, rappers wouldn't even stick there nose in this. If this was John Kerry again & even if he said the exact same things Obama has been sayin, nobody would care THAT much. i personally perfer Obama over McCain, but nothin to do with race. but i don't care who the fuck Daddy Yankee votes for & im not goin to say he's a sellout cuz we don't share the same political opinon.
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Anyone who supports McCain and that dumb bitch Palin should be completely ignored. McCain and the Republicans are the party of the ignorant and the uneducated (apparently at least 50% of America).
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i call fat joe a sellout for goin down south
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Daddy Yankee isn't even relevant. Not many people even care about him, let alone who he supports. Reggaeton itself is no longer relevant.
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can someone explain to me why hes a sellout? not sayin im supporting McCain, but lets face it...if Obama wasn't black, rappers wouldn't even stick there nose in this. If this was John Kerry again & even if he said the exact same things Obama has been sayin, nobody would care THAT much. i personally perfer Obama over McCain, but nothin to do with race. but i don't care who the fuck Daddy Yankee votes for & im not goin to say he's a sellout cuz we don't share the same political opinon.
exactly what i was sayin.
im black but black people are all about the bandwagon. NOT ONLY WHEN IT COMES TO OBAMA but everything.
now EVERY rapper wearing a shirt and shit "respect my vote" fuck outta here. If you wanna vote for Obama GREAT but like i said its all about the bandwagon.
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whos Daddy Yankee?
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can someone explain to me why hes a sellout? not sayin im supporting McCain, but lets face it...if Obama wasn't black, rappers wouldn't even stick there nose in this. If this was John Kerry again & even if he said the exact same things Obama has been sayin, nobody would care THAT much. i personally perfer Obama over McCain, but nothin to do with race. but i don't care who the fuck Daddy Yankee votes for & im not goin to say he's a sellout cuz we don't share the same political opinon.
exactly what i was sayin.
im black but black people are all about the bandwagon. NOT ONLY WHEN IT COMES TO OBAMA but everything.
now EVERY rapper wearing a shirt and shit "respect my vote" fuck outta here. If you wanna vote for Obama GREAT but like i said its all about the bandwagon.
word, exactly. i mean black people hated Bush when he was running for his second term in office, but i didn't see any "Vote For Kerry" shirts. but it's all good...
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Fat Joe: Let the man make his own choice. The use of fear and rhetoric to make political decisions through pressure is what got our country in the problems its in now. Daddy Yankee WOULD be a sellout if he wanted to vote McCain but didn't because of loud mouthed idiots like Fat Joe pressuring him into voting for Barack.
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can someone explain to me why hes a sellout? not sayin im supporting McCain, but lets face it...if Obama wasn't black, rappers wouldn't even stick there nose in this. If this was John Kerry again & even if he said the exact same things Obama has been sayin, nobody would care THAT much. i personally perfer Obama over McCain, but nothin to do with race. but i don't care who the fuck Daddy Yankee votes for & im not goin to say he's a sellout cuz we don't share the same political opinon.
exactly what i was sayin.
im black but black people are all about the bandwagon. NOT ONLY WHEN IT COMES TO OBAMA but everything.
now EVERY rapper wearing a shirt and shit "respect my vote" fuck outta here. If you wanna vote for Obama GREAT but like i said its all about the bandwagon.
word, exactly. i mean black people hated Bush when he was running for his second term in office, but i didn't see any "Vote For Kerry" shirts. but it's all good...
lol yeah exactly
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can someone explain to me why hes a sellout? not sayin im supporting McCain, but lets face it...if Obama wasn't black, rappers wouldn't even stick there nose in this. If this was John Kerry again & even if he said the exact same things Obama has been sayin, nobody would care THAT much. i personally perfer Obama over McCain, but nothin to do with race. but i don't care who the fuck Daddy Yankee votes for & im not goin to say he's a sellout cuz we don't share the same political opinon.
exactly what i was sayin.
im black but black people are all about the bandwagon. NOT ONLY WHEN IT COMES TO OBAMA but everything.
now EVERY rapper wearing a shirt and shit "respect my vote" fuck outta here. If you wanna vote for Obama GREAT but like i said its all about the bandwagon.
word, exactly. i mean black people hated Bush when he was running for his second term in office, but i didn't see any "Vote For Kerry" shirts. but it's all good...
lol yeah exactly
But let's be real...rappers weren't ridin AS hard with Kerry, but rappers were definitely pushin the whole "Vote or die" and that was all supporting Kerry. The race issue is VERY sensitive in this race, but anyone who's a minority, black hispanic or whatever, who doesn't understand why blacks ride for Barack, need to figure it out. With Barack, he is one of the first candidates that really grew up hearing rap as a youth, and he is one of the few politicians period that speak positive words about rap...whether it's legit or for show...so of course they would ride for him....that's just common sense. Kerry said he liked Outkast and a few other artists, but it was obvious he was advised to say those things.
The same way many blacks want to vote for Barack is the same way MANY, and yes, MANY, whites are going to vote for McCain SOLELY because they don't want a black president. Of course, no one on this board will admit that, and I doubt it's really a lot of people on this board who do feel that way...but there are certain ideals that blacks will have that can't be explained to other races, and personally, I wouldn't expect them to understand.
And to be real....blacks are vocally supporting Barack...but most of his major support base is white....so I don't see why people love to call out the blacks who support him, when the OBVIOUS truth is that if ONLY blacks supported him, he wouldn't even be a fuckin Senator...let alone leading Presidential candidate.
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whos Daddy Yankee?
:D Good one. He did disappear. Somebody said he's no longer relevant which I agree on. I mainly don't like him cause he chose the name Yankee, & I can't stand listening to reggaeton unless its by Pitbull & Shaggy. I ain't Puerto Rican & I felt what in the blue hell is he siding with McCain for? ??? Is DY even born in America?
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the bottom line is mccain is a douche whatever way you look at him. he's old and stupid but perhaps less threatening in tone than bush. it'll be interesting to see how all the obama supporters react if/when he gets into office and starts doing things he said he might not...
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^do you understand the political agendas of either candidates?
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idk but can someone actually confirm obama is the 1st presidential candidate to listen to rap??cus that what someone brought up
he was raised in the suburbs by a white woman to my understandin??
id rather u took bill clinton back than either of them hes a pimp!!!!!
(im drunk)
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JOE KNOWS WAS SUP
FUCK DADDY YANKEE
OBAMA...... YES HE CAN
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Kerry said he liked Outkast and a few other artists
really ? ;D
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he is a fucking Sellout
yeah fat joe is..
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haha, fat joe acts as if he's black again, that polar bear muthafucka
i HATE that
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The only thing I'm wanting is for people to make an educated vote. Not just voting for Obama because "my favorite rapper" is. Listen to both sides and make your own decision.
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"that polar bear muthafucka" ;D
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haha, fat joe acts as if he's black again, that polar bear muthafucka
how he acting like he Black?