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Obama Let His 3-year-old Daughter Listen to Rap

In response to the vile rap song hip-hop star Ludacris recently made in support of  Barack Obama, the senator’s campaign issued the following statement:

"As Barack Obama has said many, many times in the past, rap lyrics today too often perpetuate misogyny, materialism, and degrading images that he doesn’t want his daughters or any children exposed to."

Yet, in this 2004 video, he talks about how his little daughter was enamored of a certain rap song, and it’s obvious that he thought nothing of exposing her to such influences.

If Barack Obama would expose his 3-year-old daughter to this corruptive trash, what does this tell us about his judgment?

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37 responses to “Obama Let His 3-year-old Daughter Listen to Rap”

  1. Larry G. Avatar
    Larry G.

    Uh, oh. I think we know what is coming next.
    “That’s not the daughter that I knew….”

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  2. Vivienne Avatar
    Vivienne

    Unbelievable this is the music being played in the Obama household – prostitution, crime, n-word, marijuana.
    Who encourages their children to sing along to this music? What happened to Sesame Street and Barney for three year olds?
    Chorus from Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell Williams, “Drop It Like It’s Hot” – other verses too filthy for reprint.
    When the pimp’s in the crib ma
    Drop it like it’s hot
    Drop it like it’s hot
    Drop it like it’s hot
    When the pigs try to get at ya
    Park it like it’s hot
    Park it like it’s hot
    Park it like it’s hot
    And if a nigga get a attitude
    Pop it like it’s hot
    Pop it like it’s hot
    Pop it like it’s hot
    I got the rolly on my arm and I’m pouring Chandon
    And I roll the best weed cause I got it going on

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  3. obama-is-a-muslim Avatar
    obama-is-a-muslim

    Obama is a bad man. Very bad. His judgement is questionable. We should elect someone with better judgement. Too bad George W. Bush can’t run again. But wait, maybe we can get him back. We have McCain after all. And he doesn’t like rap either. He likes good music. Come on… Sing it with me…
    “We don’t smoke marijuana in Muskogee;
    We don’t take no trips on LSD
    We don’t burn no draft cards down on Main Street;
    We like livin’ right, and bein’ free.
    I’m proud to be an Okie from Muskogee,
    A place where even squares can have a ball
    We still wave Old Glory down at the courthouse,
    And white lightnin’s still the biggest thrill of all”
    Yup, That’s just what America needs right now!

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  4. Lucas Heisserer Avatar
    Lucas Heisserer

    I didn’t hear him say that he plays it in his household nor that he condones it, just that she likes the song. Unless there’s more than what I’ve seen that is about rap in his household. She thinks it says sock which obviously isn’t what it says. He’s bringing up a cute experience in which his daughter, not able to understand the meaning of the song, came up with something innocent in nature. If thats bad then well shucks.

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  5. Frank Avatar
    Frank

    Lucas, you need a little help with your thinking. The girl is THREE YEARS OLD. If she heard the song at all it means that her parents allowed her to be exposed to it in some way. That’s irresponsibility. If he was any kind of good father he would be ashamed and embarrassed that he allowed his THREE YEAR OLD daughter to be exposed to something like that and wouldn’t want to reveal it. But the way he related the story tells us that he had no problem with such exposure.
    Also, what does misunderstanding the lyrics have to do with it? Toddlers misunderstand all sorts of things. If she had watched porn she would have misunderstood that too I’m sure. She might have said that she saw two people wrestling on TV in a funny way. Would you say that’s okay too?
    Pretty dumb reasoning buddy.

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  6. Christopher Avatar
    Christopher

    Not all rap is full of bad language, violence, sex, etc. most probably.
    From what I’ve head of Will Smith’s rap, it is more wholesome than the majority of music on the market.

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  7. jason Avatar
    jason

    I think that you are scared of something you don’t know. What you don’t know is purely cultural and to sit back and judge rap or a certain song as anything more than entertaining is silly. You speculate on characterizations that in fact are none of your business. If you are disturbed by the small video clip you are either a racist or just scared of the unfamiliar. I am white and not a democrat, but I am encouraged by the thought that eventually your uninformed point of view will die with you and the ability to see oneself as equal to others, regardless of external circumstance, is not a specialty but a normalcy.

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  8. Avatar
    Anonymous

    I think until you know exactly what the song is, you can keep your mouth shut and stop acting like you know something others don’t.

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  9. Vivienne Avatar
    Vivienne

    To Jason: It is not fear but rather common “child rearing” sense that generates these reactions.
    What other rap lullabyes do you recommend we indoctrinate our children with? Maybe sumpin’ with with a “lil mo thug or lil mo ho” so our toddlers will have more street cred when they enter preschool.
    No, thank you – I don’t care for any part of your version of “equality”.

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  10. democrat Avatar
    democrat

    For those of you who have closed minds and just can’t comprehend that there are rappers and rap songs with substance, here’s a little education for you….
    Kool Mo Dee-rapper in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s who had a Ph.D while in his musical prime. Considered a legend in the hip-hop community. No “ho” reference, no n-word, etc. He spoke about politics and government and positive relationships between the sexes.
    Public Enemy–group of rappers who spoke about politics, government, etc. No curse words of any kind.
    Boogie Down Productions-educated men who rapped about politics, etc.
    A Tribe Called Quest-educated men who spoke about everything from A to Z with very positive songs.
    I could continue, but there are just too many to count. The thing to remember is that most of these artists that are out today are only making what their record companys will allow. Everything is about profit, and that’s what the parent companies want. They know that negativity and sex sells, and the funny thing is, blacks and hispanics aren’t the ones buying most of it, but instead, it’s the white kids. So now, we have a problem.

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  11. W. Tieff Avatar
    W. Tieff

    As it is today, dumb, white suburban kids and Gen Yers are assisting the criminal gangs with their money laundering by patronizing the ThugRap industry, while at the same time supporting terrorism and brutal border violence by spending their allowance to purchase illegal narcotics, as long as their parents’ psychotropic drugs are well-hidden, that is.. ..
    feh!

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  12. Andy Avatar
    Andy

    Frank,
    So you think parents are able to hide the entire world from their children and shelter them from any negativity whatsoever?
    I know a few kids whose parents grew up with this mentality. Parents kept the kids from TV, internet, music, homeschooled them so they wouldn’t be influenced with negative peer pressure — so when they get to their teenage years and naturally rebel, they are a mess. And they don’t know how to develop healthy relationships with other kids.
    I think parents should educate their kids on right and wrong, but hiding society from them is not the answer.

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  13. Vivienne Avatar
    Vivienne

    Democrat,
    Our minds and ears are open. But your kind of “substantive” music doesn’t require an education to know it carries inappropriate content for young children.
    Why do you overlook Public Enemy’s most popular song, “Fight the Power” – The theme song of Spike Lee’s Do The Right Thing.
    Lyrics such as, “Elvis was a hero to most/But he never meant shi* to me/You see, straight-up racist that sucker was simple and plain/Motherf*** him and John Wayne.” are hardly exemplary!
    Or how about their song, “# I Don’t Wanna be Called Yo Nigga.”
    FYI: Public Enemy also are strong endorsers of Nation of Islam Supreme Minister Louis Farrakhan. Another model organization.

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  14. democrat Avatar
    democrat

    Actually Vivienne, those are political songs for the time period that they were in, which is really what racists are teaching their children to begin with in the first place. I see that you are a fan of theirs, and you would be happy to know that they don’t endorse The Nation, but in fact, a sect of an underground branch of Islam. And if Elvis and John Wayne were in fact racists, which they probably were being that no one of color was in any of their movies and especially in a meaningful role, this would indicate a fact and not some lie. And it still doesn’t ignore the fact that these men are educated, nor does it excuse the fact that the negative rap out now is still encouraged by profit only, and not meaningful content.

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  15. Avatar
    Anonymous

    Sympathetic Democrat,
    Justifying the music doesn’t excuse the offensive language; language which you had previously represented didn’t exist.
    This is Barack’s dilemma as well – wanting it both ways; enjoying Ludacris in his ipod then denouncing the offensive lyrics. That’s ludicrous.
    Profiteering should never preempt common sense. Tobacco is also a for profit industry but that doesn’t mean it’s good for you. The rap music industry, like the cigarette industry, is dependent upon glamorizing its use – a good way to get our youth hooked as young as possible.
    There is no benefit to introducing this divisive, offensive trash to toddlers and hopefully, this is not the change you or Barack believe in.

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  16. John Avatar
    John

    Let me explain something to everyone. Democrat is a kool-aid drinker and a racist. He defends rap because he associates it with black people. So he sees this as a battle between whites and blacks. He sees white people attacking this ‘black music’ and his racist brain thinks it has to defend the music. What he ignores is that this trash is doing much to corrupt black youth – and white ones too. Also I don’t care who’s responsible for the rap garbage. If it’s white corporate types or black rap thugs, as far as I’m concerned they should all be in jail.

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  17. democrat Avatar
    democrat

    Let me explain something to you John. You don’t know what I am, and I’m not so narrow-minded to think that a dispute about music is a white-on-black racist thing, however, it does have a small ring of truth to it. I suppose you don’t believe that the Ted Nuggent-types don’t encourage just as much trash as you say rap does, but in fact, speaking about racist things and drug-dealing are still trash topics, however, rappers make more money than the other forms because more white teens are purchasing it. And besides, don’t make assumptions about something you don’t know about. Just because I happen to know different forms of music doesn’t make me either sympathetic to one group or a part of a particular group.
    And what’s wrong with kool-aid? After all, it’s better than the hard stuff you drink that influenced you to write such nonsense in the first place.

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  18. democrat Avatar
    democrat

    Idiot “no-name,”
    I never said that offensive language never existed. I said that not all artists participate in the nonsense. Had you read my statement carefully instead of jumping to conclusions, you would have comprehended that. Unless you’re just too stupid to do so. And I forgot, English is probably your second language based on your previous posts on other topics. So do us all a favor, learn our language first, and then respond.

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  19. Vivieene Avatar
    Vivieene

    symPathetic Democrat:
    Let’s review together what you wrote, “Public Enemy–group of rappers who spoke about politics, government, etc. No curse words of any kind.”
    I, then included some of their lyrics which do indeed contain curse words. It seems you would prefer to argue semantics. But the original article was about Barack and his views on rap music.
    Remember his campaign issued the following statement, “As Barack Obama has said many, many times in the past, rap lyrics today too often perpetuate misogyny, materialism, and degrading images that he doesn’t want his daughters or any children exposed to.”
    So you can continue to swat away every poster who acknowledges rap music is offensive but perhaps you should also carefully consider your presidential vote or, at least change your moniker. According to you, Barack’s views on rap music make him either a racist or very closed-minded.
    He just might not be The One.

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  20. Brandon Kirkpatrick Avatar
    Brandon Kirkpatrick

    These are only symptoms to a deeper problem. Art imitates life, not the other way around.
    By the way, please, when referencing drugs, do not refer to marijuana. All your doing is taking to disimilar objects and effectively lumping them into one category. Its a plant that grows in the ground, and is not inheritly evil. But people like you demonize it, and call it dope, and say its in the same vein as heroine, or methamphetamines. Really its just an un-educated D.A.R.E kid mentality. I wont argue with you over health effects, or anything like that. I will say this, people of my kind arent evil, or sinister, we dont hate everyone, we aren’t druggies, and we dont sell crack to your kids. Forget what you think you know it and take the time to educate yourself. Marijuana is an herb, it is healing. Its like relegion, it makes our days brighter because we have a deeper understanding of ourselves and our surroundings. Thanks for reading.

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  21. Xander Avatar
    Xander

    Hey Brandon, poison oak is also a “plant that grows in the ground,” so why not go rub some all over your body? After all, its just a harmless herb right? Nothing that grows in the ground can be harmful, after all. While we’re at it, heroin is a derivative of poppy seeds, and cocaine is made from the coca plant, and we both know how healthy those particular substances are.

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  22. democrat Avatar
    democrat

    Stupid Vivieene,
    I don’t know why I entertain the thoughts of insignificant smart-asses such as yourself who wouldn’t understand a concept if it came out of your own behind, but, here goes…
    If you want to discuss the factual nature of this very article, his daughter isn’t three years old. As you can see, she’s about 6 or 7. And, like I said, there are good rappers out there who don’t make a living out of curse words, liquor, weed, and misogyny. And like I said before, these are usually political rappers who have some form of substance in their lyrics and who possess BA’s and Ph.D’s.
    Secondly, if you support John McCain and his policies and you see where all his “experience” has gotten you as far as gas prices, the economy, the unnecessary war, the housing crisis that probably never would have happened if the executives weren’t going to capitalize from it’s collapse, etc, then perhaps you are the one who should rethink their political affiliation. As I said, the writings on the wall and yet you are either too stupid or too blind, although I suspect both, to change the pace of things here in America and abroad. As you can see, the cowboy approach and tough talk hasn’t worked for us in the past and isn’t working now, and if you want to make progress, then you have to change the course. No more Bush and certainly not one minute of McCain!!

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  23. John Avatar
    John

    democrat, you are the one who’s stupid. This video was shot in 2004, when the girl was only three. Also, Obama SAID that his ‘three year old daughter’ was listening to it. This tells us why you’re a kool-aid drinking democrat. Didn’t you read what Duke wrote? It says it’s from 2004. Didn’t you listen to Obama? he said she was three. And the song she was listening to is ‘Drop is like it’s hot,’ by stupid Snoop Dogg. It’s full of curse words and such things.

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  24. democrat Avatar
    democrat

    John, I’m pretty sure Vivienne doesn’t need you to respond for her. And besides, you’re the stupid one for using a song by Snoop to justify the bad rap for rap. Really, it all boils down to the white kids that are listening and buying this stuff, and I presume in your household as well, and the fact that corporate giants want to sell this kind of stuff. You’re the stupid one if you don’t see that.
    And besides, there are clean versions to the Snoop stuff, so it doesn’t mean that she had to be listening to the dirty version. And it still doesn’t mean that those rappers aren’t even more educated than you, but as long as you assholes are ignoring the point, you’re happy.

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  25. Avatar
    Anonymous

    Angry Democrat;
    Barack pointed out that he and his then 3 year old daughter listen to Snoop’s, “Drop It Like It’s Hot.”
    Today, Barack is on record about his disdain for offensive for Rap music. He wasn’t giving a pass to those with advanced degrees to spew such filth.
    Put your anger where it belongs. Take it up with Barack if you’re angered by his statements. Otherwise drop it . . . . like a sock.

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  26. John Avatar
    John

    Yeah , democrat is a real piece of work. Also, I’d like to know who all these raps stars with Ph.D’s are. Who? I’ve never seen one like that. The ones I see speak ebonics.

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  27. democrat Avatar
    democrat

    I just gave you names to that John, but like the rest in your party, you’re too stupid to comprehend what you read.
    And “no-name,” you use a lot of threatening language for someone who doesn’t print some kind of name. So I have some names for you: Jackass, stupid is as stupid does, idiot, republican bobble-head, turd, douchebag, and dummy. All apply to you, but you can only choose one. Cheers! 🙂

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  28. John Avatar
    John

    dumbocrat, I looked up Kool Moe Dee (you misspelled his name) and he does NOT have a Ph.d. He has a B.A. in communications from SUNY. As usual you are spreading lies and misinformation. And I noticed you weren’t man enough to admit it when you were wrong about the age of Obama’s daughter when she listened to the garbage. You called Vivienne stupid for saying she was 3 and you never even admitted, never mind apologized, for saying that even though you were wrong.
    If when you’re wrong you’re not MAN enough to admit it, do I have to start calling you BOY? Maybe I’ll be just like Peanuthead Carter.

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  29. Peter Pan in the country of the illusionist - US Avatar
    Peter Pan in the country of the illusionist – US

    It is just unbelievable how closed minded are the people on the right who at any given time want to shoot down Obama just because he is in the Democratic party and not for his overall record and values. The truth that none of you Obama haters (exception those who truly believe he is not the right person to tackle the current issues drafted by the Republican Administration and the Federal Reserve) come out and say it out loud. “We hate a minority – a black man – being the president of the US” — say it – if that is your thought but don’t shelter on your fears, on “your” religion (which isn’t everybody’s religion) and on little excuses at every possible time to shoot Obama down. Obama is an intelligent – Young Candidate – who is exposed to the issues and yes the music that our children listen to – who cares if somehow a song that babbled one or two words was heard by his 3 yo – today millions of kids listen to that in their house and/or their school and even out of church. Grow up America – rejoice on the freedoms we have that allow “even” a minority to have the chance at being president. Many of you -whether white or black – are minorities – a social and moral minority – and you also have the same rights as your boss, major, governor or rich friend.
    America is about opportunity and the elections in November are about having someone who will tackle the issues in a different way to our retarded George Bush. Grow out of the media bubble and make your sound voting decision – based on facts – not on a 3 yo having heard a rap song. Man……

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  30. Xander Avatar
    Xander

    Hey “Peter Pan,” nobody cares that Obama is black. We’re bothered by the fact that he’s a far-left extremist (the most left-wing person in the Senate, in fact, based on voting records). Some voters care more about what a man stands for than what color he is.
    By the way, would you vote Republican if Clarence Thomas or Alan Keyes happened to be on the ticket? Remember, answering “no” means you’re a racist!

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  31. Neutral Avatar
    Neutral

    To all of you that choose to be so ignorant,
    To start off the song Drop it like its hot does in fact have inappropriate things to it..
    However such a 3 year old that hears “drop it like a sock” will not understand it, nor will they attempt to.
    You cannot control everything that is exposed to your kids.
    So rap is bad because it encourages baggy clothing for males? Cause I have never seen a females character influenced by this music category, actually i have seen them benefit and help build theyre self esteem; other than the fact that they have something modern to dance to.
    I bet if it was a rock song you guys wouldnt be having this discussion.
    Rock is even less healthier.
    In fact most rockers turn out to be suicidal by the age of 13.
    You guys are exaggerating and are purposely blinding yourself.
    Good day to you all.
    P.s. this topic does compare to a black vs white topic when it deals with adults like you.
    Stop being so hypocritical.
    By the way to the first idiot that wrote… George bush has been the worst thing to happen to this country how can you not see that.
    Last but not least to Xander,
    Anything that you abuse is harmful, moron.
    Cannabis and cocaine serve their purposes to.
    Do a bit more research before you make yourself look so ignorant.

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  32. Walt Avatar
    Walt

    Neutral Said-“So rap is bad because it encourages baggy clothing for males? Cause I have never seen a females character influenced by this music category, actually i have seen them benefit and help build theyre self esteem; other than the fact that they have something modern to dance to.”
    It is so great that Bitches and Ho’s “self esteem” can be built up by rap music. What do you consider self esteem? Bitch and Ho are the most derogatory terms I can imagine. Self esteem???? R-E-S-P-E-C-T

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  33. Jesper, White Avatar
    Jesper, White

    i would let my 3 year old duther to listen to rap music

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  34. o-sure Avatar
    o-sure

    Jesper, White:
    Nice try, but nobody is buying the lingo. Anyway, who cares what you would let your “duther” (give us break really…) listen to. My guess is that you would prefer Wagner for her.

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  35. Hiphop Avatar
    Hiphop

    a culture of rap is a real passion for life Thanks a share beautiful engrossing

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  36. Dans Avatar
    Dans

    Good yes hiphop rap style

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  37. Whitey Lawful Avatar
    Whitey Lawful

    You people are of the margins, not of pop-culture.

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