Presidential Candidates Weigh in on Hip-Hop Education?
For anybody who missed it, early this year presidential candidate Barack Obama weighed in on the educational power and potential of hip-hop music in an interview with Jeff Johnson on BET's "What's In It For Us?" Here is an excerpt: Jeff Johnson: "The reality is that hip-hop can engage the very young people that you have to deal with about education and incarceration. Would there be a place [in your White House] to explore how hip-hop can be effectively used?" Barack Obama: "Absolutely, I don't think there is any doubt that it can be. I've talked to artists about how,…
