Brightest Young Things

Because jams aren't always about shaking your booty but sometimes about fighting poverty or not raping women or like voting.

Like this, America:

Common – the People
first official shout out to Obama (that i know of?)

Brother Ali – Uncle Sam Goddamn

he's coming to the RnR Hotel tomorrow. going to be awesome.

Murs – Better than the Best

he was just in DC on halloween but i missed him because i was cranking that soulja boy at a goth bar in albuquerque. party on murs.

Dead Prez – Hip Hop

duh.

Queen Latifah – U.N.I.T.Y.
not technically a political song, but like, let's all respek womens in '09 ok?

Public Enemy – Fight the Power

this was VH1's best hip hop song of all time. come on, you know you watched all 5 hours of it too.

Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five – the Message

duh squared.

the Coup – Ride the Fence

trying to pick one political Coup song is like trying to pick just one piece of asshatted religio-vomitus from the republican party platform. ugh.

Janelle Monae – Mr President
love love love janelle monae right now. love.

Mos Def, Immortal Technique, Eminem – Tell the Truth

hey guys, tell us how you really feel.

seriously. Vote.