Jeezy and Common are just two of the many cultural icons who have been summoned to participate in a new documentary about Hip Hop’s longstanding history with politics in the United States.
Directed by Jesse Washington, Hip-Hop and the White Houseis set to premier on Hulu on April 22. The film explores how rappers went from challenging those atop the American social structure to having their voices heard and amplified by people in those very same positions in subsequent years.
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In addition to the aforementioned artists, it will feature insight on the subject from Bun B, KRS-One, Waka Flocka Flame, Curren$y, Roxanne Shante and many more.
Check out the trailer below:
To discuss the documentary prior to its release, the Boyz N Da Hood rapper joined MSNBC’s The Beat With Ari Melberearlier this week and explained the importance of rap in United States politics.
“This documentary was to educate people on how much our impact and our influence is needed in this country,” he began. “Because if you want to talk to black and brown people, you got to talk through them, And we are the ones that we are the translators, you can’t talk directly to them unless you come to one of us, whoever that may be.
“And that definitely showed me how much power this art form has. And I didn’t know that, you know, Hip Hop, basically came from, you know, the turmoil and self-destruction of the crack era.”
He added: “Just to understand that and to understand that this art form came from basically people being demonized and put in poverty would have a say so, you know, and what goes on in our country today.
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“I think that’s something that everybody should be able to understand that this is not just violence when we talk about this is not just, when you think about, you know, everything that comes along with hip hop is always negative.
“We do positive stuff as well. We actually are able to speak to our people, mobilize our people. I think that’s important.”
