DJ Drama To Speak On CNN About President Obama
DJ Drama will be among the participants in CNN’s upcoming panel discussion, “Black Men In The Age Of President Obama.”
The one-hour special – presented by CNN and Essence Magazine – premieres this tonight, Saturday, October 31st, at 10:00 PM ET, with additional airings slated throughout the weekend (check local listings).
“Black Men In The Age Of President Obama” is hosted by CNN’s Don Lemon, with panelists to include Bishop Eddie Long, Steve Perry and Farrah Gray – a diverse roundtable from the worlds of faith, business, and academia.
ATL-based DJ Drama was invited to represent the perspective of the Hip-Hop community, as well as his own unique biracial point of view. The panel discussion – taped earlier this month at Morehouse College’s King Chapel – marks next week’s one-year anniversary of President Obama’s historic election.
Meanwhile, DJ Drama continues work on his hugely anticipated new album, Gangsta Grillz: The Album Vol. 3. Drama is also in the lab putting together mixtapes with Wyclef Jean and Lil Wayne.
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After watching the panel about the Black Men in the Age of President Obama, I’ve failed to realize is why so many people are using Pres Obama as a crutch to their lame excuses. There is no reason for any man not to be a “good” father to their kids; they didn’t ask to be here.
So I assume DJ Drama was a deadbeat, a shithead father? He neglected his kids and treated their mother like trash? So what now? You now throw them a check and still treat their mother like trash?
It’s sad that men are wanting props and giving props to Obama for doing something that they’re suppose to do as men. I lost all respect for this dude and some of the people on the panel. I feel offended and insulted as a struggling single father.
I take it that more African Americas are going to start getting married, instead of just creating baby mothers? If so, why did it take Obama to do this? Obama inspired Farrah Gray to all the sudeen wanting to be married and have kids? Like really, are you serious? Mind you , this was a man that didn’t want to get married and procreate to continue his legacy. What did he want before?
But all the sudden, people are having life changing moments due to a man that sitting in DC in which no one can get within his vision.
Dr. Perry was the only one who had a sense of self- reliance on that panel. Being that I’ve set an example as an African-American father, shouldn’t my picture be right up there next to Barack’s? Where the logic behind that?
Amazing how a grown man being a role model to another grown man. I thought role models are people you know, and have had a personal effect on your life.
People we need to wake up. Stand up and take accountability for your actions. Be what Allah has blessed us to be.
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