Jay-Z To Perform Two Free Shows In Support Of Obama Campaign

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Published: Wednesday - October 1, 2008
Words by Liz "Red" Thomas

Jay-Z (Photo: Getty Images)

The love from the hip-hop community continues for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. One of his major supporters has been Jay-Z, and to help his campaign, Hov will perform two free shows over the weekend -- one in Detroit and the other in Miami.

According to MTV, the first show will take place on Saturday (October 4) at the Cobo Arena in Detroit, and will promote voter registration and encourage attendees to get involved in the Obama campaign. Voter registration in Michigan ends on October 6th. If you're 18, free tickets are available at Obama campaign offices throughout southeast Michigan to attend the Detroit show and an accompanying rally.

On Sunday (October 5), Jay will help promote voter registration and Obama's campaign via a show in Miami at Bayfront Park, reports the Miami Herald. Monday is the deadline for registration in Florida. The paper reports that the Obama campaign has been holding a number of events around the state aimed at registering new voters. So far, it has registered an estimated 135,000 voters in the state.

Both candidates, McCain and Obama, are set to face off in their second debate on October 7 in Tennessee.

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COMMENTS (28)

Mz Kane Says:
Friday - October 3, 2008 at 1:17pm

Please don’t be ignorant that the Obama camp is on top of there game to win this Election.. The Only reason Bush won Fl was due to his brother!!!! This is a brilliant idea, to have Jay-z perform for free, to get more people( black & white) to register to vote..Jay-z fan base alone is millions, with in the age group of 21-50 yrs old . So do not Use the race card for this one.. Cause McCain and Palin sucks and is only for the rich… To be honest, I personally think this should have been done weeks earlier.. They could have got more artist on the bill such as well Lil Wayne who sold one million in records in one week !!! The registration list would have gone through the roof!!! But late is better than never.. OBAMA 08!!!!

gaypastor Says:
Friday - October 3, 2008 at 2:32am

From Celie's Revenge: Hip-Hop's Betrayal of Black Women" by Jennifer McLune "Some women sing along to woman-hating lyrics because they’ve convinced themselves that Snoop, Jay-Z, Ludacris and others aren’t talking about them. They are talking about women who act like b*tc*es and ho*s and thus deserve to called b*tc*es and ho*s. When do women ask what men deserve? Too many of us sing along to woman-hating lyrics because we have allowed men to decide which women are worthy of respect and which women are asking to be called names. But as long as men define the terms upon which any woman is worthy of respect, we are all b*tc*es and ho*s. And as along as we allow men to divide and label us, they’ve conquered us all."

Cokelahoma City, OK Says:
Thursday - October 2, 2008 at 8:01pm

That long message wasnt necessary. It sounds like you're trying to teach us something that we already know about. Adversity. Im not saying that Jay-Z is a negative guy because frankly, he's doing more positive than at least 80% of these rappers today. His backdrop or should i say background could cause a stir if people wanted to exaggerate the situation. If John Gotti was a born again Christian campaigning for Barack, then the public would feel a certain way about it. People will associate you with the negative before the positive in any circumstance. We cant afford for Jay to show affiliation. You might not think it's a big deal but Jay is a major player in this business. What he does can have an effect. Like Dave Chapelle said, "This is when keeping it real goes wrong".

~olga~ Says:
Thursday - October 2, 2008 at 9:57am

VOTE!!!

~olga~ Says:
Thursday - October 2, 2008 at 9:55am

enlighten "all" about our history. I'm a writer, not a biter...the CZAR of blogging.

~olga~ Says:
Thursday - October 2, 2008 at 9:54am

will be enlightened; not afraid. I made up this saying that "If we keep love first and foremost, then we're doing Gods work. Peace, Progress, & Prosperity to my people. PS: please read or look up online Dr. John Henrik Clarke he will

~olga~ Says:
Thursday - October 2, 2008 at 9:51am

called "massa aka master of the plantation of the escape plan that got the other's caught and killed. My people and all other's that seek the truth, justice, and the American way...get out and vote for Barack Obama. Just look at the facts and you

~olga~ Says:
Thursday - October 2, 2008 at 9:50am

cont. been instilled in our people too long to be afraid to speak out, it reminds me of yesteryear history when the slaves that weren't afraid to plan and get away for a better life, sometimes were captured only because the other slaves told the so

~olga~ Says:
Thursday - October 2, 2008 at 9:48am

movin' to bring better in our lives at any point...ok, promise me that. I love our people sooo much. I think highly of Jay-Z and any other Artist/ Spitter/ Rapper that gets the word out in their own way, they have the means to reach the mass’s it has

~olga~ Says:
Thursday - October 2, 2008 at 9:47am

very heavily, trying hard to instill that we are only of the ghetto and that's all we will aspire to be is down trodden and poor...get off that hook, don't believe their hype, and get your head's up, brush your shoulder's off, and keep it

~olga~ Says:
Thursday - October 2, 2008 at 9:46am

to strategize & maneuver into any position we put our minds to. A lot of our people don't realize, but we came from the 1st and foremost civilized culture (before Europe was even a thought, deep roots and a rich culture in Africa; which they tried to erase

~olga~ Says:
Thursday - October 2, 2008 at 9:45am

it "UPPITTY"...well the hell with that, it's just our struggle to want more in this life & to live better. I have "standards", and I don't mind using them. If little by little we gain our education, we then gain our confidence, and then we have our swagger

~olga~ Says:
Thursday - October 2, 2008 at 9:44am

being Elite, he accomplished these things in his life, and they want to continue to put labels on us...Remember the history & the stories that stemmed from slavery when every anyone of our people struggled and saved and then obtained things they called

~olga~ Says:
Thursday - October 2, 2008 at 9:43am

struggled his way to the top (like any of us can), and his mother was single and need the welfare programs like a lot of struggling to do better moms and dad are on now, but the republicans are saying he is Elite, now how is coming up from the bottom

~olga~ Says:
Thursday - October 2, 2008 at 9:41am

they react to our people, but can anyone say "WALL STREET MELTDOWN". It time for the originator of "CHANGE" to be given an opportunity to invoke some real change, not just talk...now that substance and Barack Obama came from the bottom and cont.

~olga~ Says:
Thursday - October 2, 2008 at 9:40am

hungry, going homeless, and the republicans acted like they didn't feel the people's pain, acting like all was well on the home front...CAN YOU SAY KATRINA. I didn't want to face another catastrophe under the bush administration b/c I saw how

~olga~ Says:
Thursday - October 2, 2008 at 9:39am

away and say that they want 4 mores years to continue all that suffering we just came out of...I don't think so. Listen we know how to survive and do without, but they even took that away, they took just the comfort level away...so many people being

~olga~ Says:
Thursday - October 2, 2008 at 9:38am

when a candidate is lying, misconstruing, putting out untruths, and most important hiding and suppressing all information that the public should know i.e.; medical records, that they agree & voted 90% of the 8 years with bush and now trying to pull

~olga~ Says:
Thursday - October 2, 2008 at 9:35am

cont. truth is out there being reported everyday by other News worthy entity's other than the biased ones that do not include and actually hate on our people. Case in point: MSNBC or MSNBC.com/ they and others give both sides, but even better they sound off

~olga~ Says:
Thursday - October 2, 2008 at 9:34am

cont.elections, well this is your time to stand up and a very conspicuous way, and that is by: not someone lying and trying to get your vote by swaying and putting out a lot of untruths, but just listening to the "fact". People stay with me now, the

~olga~ Says:
Thursday - October 2, 2008 at 9:33am

our people, but to all people in this fight and struggle "against the republican machine, and the powers that be" that has always overwhelmed the American people with negative propaganda to keep fear instilled in any of their

~olga~ Says:
Thursday - October 2, 2008 at 9:32am

involve everyone's positive insight. Any negative entity is going to do what it does...we all seen and witnessed it weather it's the news (and I won't mention the biased news channels b/c I will not big them up), or racial hate including alot of cont.

~olga~ Says:
Thursday - October 2, 2008 at 9:27am

I can't understand how anyone does not feel this is news because this is the biggest presidential election in history, and it will take all of our people's support of Barack Obama. This is what is in the forefront and what is happening to day which should cont.

Tiffany Stewart Says:
Wednesday - October 1, 2008 at 5:32pm

Stop talking trash and get off your "duff" and do something in your community to show support for your candidate.... And if its something that effects someone somewhere in a positive nature, then yes, its news!... Haters!

Drexx Says:
Wednesday - October 1, 2008 at 1:42pm

Where's lil nikki when you need them. with all these devils in deguise we need little nikki cause this fake shit is unreal. Peace.

Cokelahoma City, Ok Says:
Wednesday - October 1, 2008 at 1:29pm

Rappers need to fall back on the Obama support. I understand the fact of showing support and influencing others but media outlets like Fox News will have a field day with this shit. They'll twist the story and say,"Former Brooklyn drug dealer and now current gangsta rap mogul Jay-Z is in full support of Barack Obama". Let Obama dictate whether he is our next president, NOT RAPPERS!

~olga~ Says:
Wednesday - October 1, 2008 at 11:51am

HRH Carter...others have unreal cartoon caricatures on tv...but you are one of my heroe's in the flesh. There is no age limit on words, you didn't ask for the position, but you are one of our cultural orator's, so it is my great pleasure in knowing that you will continue your reign for sometime to come. There is no retiring, you simply just stop talking aka it's called taking a break, but u can never stop speaking on the underhandedness our people have taken by the powers that be, but in saying that there's the good too, and then there's you. One.

Philly-O Says:
Wednesday - October 1, 2008 at 11:49am

A rapper doing something to support Obama...this is actually news?