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For a 2012 Obama win, hip-hop stars must ‘Barack the vote’ like they did in 2008

The Christian Science Monitor

The hip-hop community stood in a loyal b-boy stance behind President Obama in 2008. Sean “Diddy” Combs encouraged young voters to “Vote or Die,” Jay-Z endorsed Mr. Obama on tour, and others rallied the urban community and millennial voters to jump on the “change” bandwagon. The hip-hop politicians rise?