BUN B GETS POLITICALLY CORRECT
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Deanna Dunham
By Deanna Dunham
Published on 03/19/2008
Last Friday, Bun B, rap artist of UGK (Underground Kingz) was in town promoting his second solo album, “II Trill,” slated for release April 29 on Rap-A-Lot/Asylum Records.
Last Friday, Bun B, rap artist of UGK (Underground Kingz) was in town promoting his second solo album, “II Trill,” slated for release April 29 on Rap-A-Lot/Asylum Records.
A follow-up to his solo album, “II Trill” features guest appearances by the late Pimp C, Lupe Fiasco, Lil’ Wayne, Rick Ross, David Banner, Mike Jones, Rick Ross, Chamillionaire and Expensive Taste, to name a few.
Gearing up for what turned out to be an all-night performance at the Zoo Bar with a late appearance by Scarface, Bun B kept the audience hyped with live songs from his debut solo album “Trill” as well as songs from UGK, paying homage to the other half of the group and long-time friend, the late Pimp C.
Taking time out on a personal level with his fans before his performance he visited Goodfellas Wear, a Detroit urban clothing store on Warren, west of the Southfield Freeway.
Patiently waiting to interview him, with the presidential primaries booming from TV screens over our head, FrontPage decided to get po;itically correct with Bun B.
FP: How involved are you as far as the presidential candidates?
BB. I’vebeen to a rally already. I already know who I’m voting for; I’m voting for Barack Obama. I made that decision based on the fact I was waiting to see which candidates would really come to my area and really speak on the issues that we wanted to hear spoken about.
And at the end of the day Hillary let Bill do a lot more of her sub-speeching than she did herself as far as where I’m from.
I put my support behind Barack. I already [did] a song (coinciding) with the campaign featuring Talib Kweli and a group called Kids in the Hall called “Work to Do.” The original song was for Kids in the Hall, I did the remix.
FP: How do you feel about Hillary winning the last three states? (Rhode Island, Ohio and Texas, March 5)
BB: One of those states was my state!
FP: Which was your state?
BB: Texas, I’m from Texas.
FP: Did you expect her to win?
BB: No, not at all. Because like I said, Bill was doing a lot more of her publicity than she was. But at the end of the day, this fight is far from over. So we really gotta dig in.
FP: What’s the racial tensions like in Texas?
BB: It’s not really as bad as it used to be. It’s usually relegated to the smaller towns, the more rural areas where the race ratios are a lot higher. You have a lot of small towns in Texas that are like 85 percent White, 90 percent White. And whenever races collide in the inner city, it’s usually gang related.
FP: And what’s your political stance on what you hope the next president will accomplish in office?
BB: I just hope that for once someone starts listening to the people. Like, I could have swore that the president was supposed to be a representative of the people. But now we got a president in office that nobody agrees with but he consistently does what he feels he needs to do.
This country still got real far to go. We still got a lot of bull---- to deal with. I think, (when) we get a new president in office we’re going to have initiate change, you know?
FP: Who do you think will win?
BB: Hopefully, Obama.
FP: Do you foresee in the future that Hillary and Obama might share a ticket?
BB: No, I don’t think so. I don’t think Hillary got in this race to be anybody’s sidekick.
FP: And the age-old question, do you think that Barack’s Black enough?
BB: I think White America thinks he’s Black enough so it don’t matter if Black America thinks he’s Black enough. Black America always has problems with how Black Black America is.
FP: And what do you feel the hip-hop role is in the presidential election?
BB: They keep trying to make it like it’s a professional obligation. I think it’s more of a personal obligation. All hip-hop is supposed to do is bring the message to the people and we’re not supposed to have a political party affiliation as far as things go. I just speak from my personal basis.
Deanna Dunham can be contacted at deannadunham@yahoo.com or visit www.deannadunham.com.
Last Friday, Bun B, rap artist of UGK (Underground Kingz) was in town promoting his second solo album, “II Trill,” slated for release April 29 on Rap-A-Lot/Asylum Records. Bun B, rap artist of UGK (Underground Kingz)
Last Friday, Bun B, rap artist of UGK (Underground Kingz) was in town promoting his second solo album, “II Trill,” slated for release April 29 on Rap-A-Lot/Asylum Records.
A follow-up to his solo album, “II Trill” features guest appearances by the late Pimp C, Lupe Fiasco, Lil’ Wayne, Rick Ross, David Banner, Mike Jones, Rick Ross, Chamillionaire and Expensive Taste, to name a few.
Gearing up for what turned out to be an all-night performance at the Zoo Bar with a late appearance by Scarface, Bun B kept the audience hyped with live songs from his debut solo album “Trill” as well as songs from UGK, paying homage to the other half of the group and long-time friend, the late Pimp C.
Taking time out on a personal level with his fans before his performance he visited Goodfellas Wear, a Detroit urban clothing store on Warren, west of the Southfield Freeway.
Patiently waiting to interview him, with the presidential primaries booming from TV screens over our head, FrontPage decided to get po;itically correct with Bun B.
FP: How involved are you as far as the presidential candidates?
BB. I’vebeen to a rally already. I already know who I’m voting for; I’m voting for Barack Obama. I made that decision based on the fact I was waiting to see which candidates would really come to my area and really speak on the issues that we wanted to hear spoken about.
And at the end of the day Hillary let Bill do a lot more of her sub-speeching than she did herself as far as where I’m from.
I put my support behind Barack. I already [did] a song (coinciding) with the campaign featuring Talib Kweli and a group called Kids in the Hall called “Work to Do.” The original song was for Kids in the Hall, I did the remix.
FP: How do you feel about Hillary winning the last three states? (Rhode Island, Ohio and Texas, March 5)
BB: One of those states was my state!
FP: Which was your state?
BB: Texas, I’m from Texas.
FP: Did you expect her to win?
BB: No, not at all. Because like I said, Bill was doing a lot more of her publicity than she was. But at the end of the day, this fight is far from over. So we really gotta dig in.
FP: What’s the racial tensions like in Texas?
BB: It’s not really as bad as it used to be. It’s usually relegated to the smaller towns, the more rural areas where the race ratios are a lot higher. You have a lot of small towns in Texas that are like 85 percent White, 90 percent White. And whenever races collide in the inner city, it’s usually gang related.
FP: And what’s your political stance on what you hope the next president will accomplish in office?
BB: I just hope that for once someone starts listening to the people. Like, I could have swore that the president was supposed to be a representative of the people. But now we got a president in office that nobody agrees with but he consistently does what he feels he needs to do.
This country still got real far to go. We still got a lot of bull---- to deal with. I think, (when) we get a new president in office we’re going to have initiate change, you know?
FP: Who do you think will win?
BB: Hopefully, Obama.
FP: Do you foresee in the future that Hillary and Obama might share a ticket?
BB: No, I don’t think so. I don’t think Hillary got in this race to be anybody’s sidekick.
FP: And the age-old question, do you think that Barack’s Black enough?
BB: I think White America thinks he’s Black enough so it don’t matter if Black America thinks he’s Black enough. Black America always has problems with how Black Black America is.
FP: And what do you feel the hip-hop role is in the presidential election?
BB: They keep trying to make it like it’s a professional obligation. I think it’s more of a personal obligation. All hip-hop is supposed to do is bring the message to the people and we’re not supposed to have a political party affiliation as far as things go. I just speak from my personal basis.
Deanna Dunham can be contacted at deannadunham@yahoo.com or visit www.deannadunham.com.