ICE T: Rap Put Obama In The White House

Appearing yesterday on the Today Show, rapper Ice T explains why he thinks rap music can claim credit for putting President Obama in the White House. He is talking to the hosts about rap music’s influence on culture. HOST: “Do you think it has had a negative influence on culture in any way?” ICE T: “It’s totally positive. It brought the races together. It put Barack Obama in the presidency. If it wasn't for rap, white people wouldn't have been so open to vote for somebody like Barack Obama. But it was hip-hop 30 years, 20 years ago, that got people willing to vote. You know, there's only 10% of black people in the United States. White people voted for Barack.” HOST: “Well I would think it’s because he’s a good candidate, not because he was black.” ICE T: “Well that had to happen after their eyes were opened up. And hip-hop is what brought us together. Hip-hop brought down a lot of those boundaries. Music did that.”