Barack Obama Slams Ludacris' 'Outrageously Offensive' Song

US rapper Ludacris' new song 'Politics As Usual', which openly displays his support of Barack Obama, has been called “outrageously offensive” by the democratic presidential candidates campaign team.

In the song, which features on a new mixtape by Atlanta's DJ Drama, the rapper denounces Mr Obama's former rival Hillary Clinton and says his presidential opponent, republican John McCain, doesn't belong in "any chair unless he's paralysed".

He also calls the current president, George W Bush, “mentally handicapped” and tells the Rev. Jesse Jackson that "If you said it then you meant it” - referring to crude comments Jackson made about Mr Obama but has since apologised for.

In a statement yesterday (July 30th), campaign spokesman, Bill Burton, distanced Mr Obama from the song.

“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," Burton said.

'Ashamed'

He added that the song was not only “outrageously offensive” to the politicians but “to all of us who are trying to raise our children with the values we hold dear.”

Ludacris should be ashamed of these lyrics, he added.

Mr Obama met with Ludacris two years ago to discuss, what the rapper called, “empowering the youth.”

At the time, Ludacris said the meeting was like spending time with a relative.

The rapper is one of a number of musicians who have endorsed Mr Obama's campaign to become the first Black president.

Before he embarked on a tour of Europe last week, Mr Obama also stressed the importance of hip-hop in America, saying that rappers have the opportunity “to deliver a message of extraordinary power that gets people thinking.”

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