T-Pain Faces Backlash Over Sean Hannity Video

22 April 2010 12 Comments

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While Hip Hop artists have often faced criticism for lyrics that promote violence and misogyny, one rapper is taking heat for giving the Conservatives a “shout out.”

Hip Hop star, T-Pain (Faheem Rasheem Najm) is facing criticism for a video posted on the web site of Fox News commentator, Sean Hannity ,where Hannity coaxes him to say “Conservative victory 2010″ into the camera.

That statement is not resonating well with members of the African American community and Hip Hop fans, including activist and blogger Paul Scott of Durham, North Carolina.

“The ‘T’ in T-Pain, now stands for ‘Tom,’ says Scott, referring to the disrespectful label, “Uncle Tom,” which means someone who turns his back on the black community.

Although, some are arguing that the T-Pain/Sean Hannity video was just a nonpolitical photo op, Scott disagrees.

“I bet that neither T-Pain nor his handlers would have allowed his picture to be taken with Rev. Jeremiah Wright while holding a copy of ‘Message to a Black Man,” says Scott.

According to Scott, Conservatives such as Sean Hannity are hostile to policies that help poor and underprivileged communities ; communities that rappers claim to represent.

” It seems that artists that rep’ the hood on the radio are actually closet Conservatives,” says Scott. “It is time to pull the sheets off of those artists who are sleeping with the enemy.”

This is not the first time that entertainers have come under fire in recent years for expressing political sentiments. Country music stars, the Dixie Chicks, suffered a viscous backlash in 2003, when lead singer, Natalie Maines, announced during a London concert that she was ashamed that the President of the United States was from Texas. The outburst led to boycotts by insulted country music fans and radio stations.

“If country music Conservatives can boycott the Dixie Chicks for dissin’ the Right, Hip Hoppers should be able to shut down T-Pain for dissin’ the Left,” says Scott.

Scott, who is the author of the blog, “No Warning Shots Fired.com,” is asking that the African American community and rap music fans withdraw their support of T-Pain until he denounces the Right Wing’s attack on “the ‘hood” and apologizes for being used as a “bamboozled Right Wing flunky.”

“We must begin to hold rappers accountable not only for their lyrics of violence and misogyny but also for their political stances that run contrary to the needs of the children in poor and oppressed communities”, says Scott.

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adam said:

HELL YEA! FUCK THAT NIGGER HANNITY. Hannity’s a fucking nigger.
tpain, what the hell were you thinking? although i saw the video, and saw your face, you really didn’t want to do it, but those fucking niggers forced you! i saw it homie!
FUCK Fox News and Fuck hannity and fuck their system of opinions and expect you to check if they’re true or not, what the fuck??

how is that even news? “Fox Opinions” not fox news. They don’t even report news!!!!!!!! all they fucking talk about is democrats, in a bad view, no matter what! that’s the only thing they talk about, they don’t even report any news. SHOULD BE CALLED FRP – FOX REPUBLICAN NETWORK, not fucking fox news!

scum of the earth, i hate them with a motherfucking passion now!!

# 22 April 2010 at 1:12 pm

sam said:

i saw that wanker hannity at a book signing, wish i coulda smacked him upside his head

# 22 April 2010 at 1:34 pm

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