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I think hip hop has a very strong influence on our youth. Hip hop is the voice of the young people today. If you want to know about fashion, language, etc, just look at what's going on in the hip hop culture.

I do think that the negative influences of hip hop are more exposed than the positive but it is slowly becoming more balanced. The whole mantra that thugging is cool is very overrated. As hip hop is maturing and growing up though, more of the youth are becoming responsible by voting and getting educated about AIDS. Artists are taking their influence more seriously these days which helps the youth prepare for adulthood. They still can have fun but their priorities are in order first.

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More and more, we are beginning to see hip hop and politics come to the forefront of music, artists talking about real issues and encouraging the listening audience (many black youth) to put faith back into the system and vote for the change so many have been waiting for.

Rappers tend to love him -- or at least the basic idea of a black man in the White House. They understand him, they can see his dream for the future and his positive campaign, and overwhelming success is unrivaled by any other in history.  Pro-Obama rap songs and references are arriving in droves, and online video endorsements are arriving just as quickly, from "Yes We Can" a song put together by Will.I.Am featuring John Legend, all the way to hip hop stars, Young Jeezy and Nas with "My President is Black.

Ludacris with his contriversial "Politics" praising Obama, calling Hillary a bitch, saying John McCain should be in a wheelchair, not the White House, and declaring that President Bush "is mentally handicapped."

A remix of Ice Cube's "Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It," mentions Barack on which Scarface raps: "I hope that Barack could pull the troops from Iraq."

On "Black Republicans," a song from Lil Wayne's mix tape "Da Drought 3," guest Juelz Santana raps: "I'm feelin' like a black Republican / Naw, I can't call it / More like a black Democrat runnin' 'em out of office / Young Barack Obama, I'm all for it."

Three 6 Mafia's "Last 2 Walk" includes the couplet, "There's a whole lotta room in the front of the Range / Like Barack Obama said, yeah it's time for a change." 

Common, a rapper from Obama's home base of Chicago, has invoked the senator's name repeatedly, as in "The People," in which he declares: "My raps ignite the people like Obama." On a remix of the Jadakiss song "Why?," Common wonders: "Why is Bush acting like he trying to get Osama? / Why don't we impeach him and elect Obama?"

And in a recent freestyle, Jay-Z -- who is always using analogies to cast himself as hip-hop's microphone commander in chief -- concluded: "I'm signing off as the hood's Barack."

Its true that Barack inspired us all, and it shows in our music, ideas, and our actions.  I hope that because of this, we can strive to be a better people, I hope we can stop killing each other, and I hope... i just hope we can take an hour out of our day on Nov 4th and make it to the polls and vote for the change that we so desperately need.

My biggest musical influence is 2pac. He was extremely versatile and could make you feel each one of his songs through his lyrics. He was an open book, which intrigued many to watch his life and they could find things that they could relate to. People gravitated towards Pac rather you hated or loved him, and i respected that the most about him.

I also love the oldschool r&b/soul artists. They told a story through their music which was emotion driven which I used in my music today. It helps the audience connect to your message. Gives them something they can feel...something they can relate to. I'm all about connecting to the listener. Music is a platform that can be used to get you through tough times as well as make you feel good. So when you hear DPP on a track, you're about to hear something I went through personally or lived to see with my own eyes.