How Will Obama’s Presidency Change Hip-hop ?

Posted by davidagillespie on February 26, 2009

Hip-hop fantasies of a black executive have popped up throughout the genre’s history, visions of empowerment that speak to a real-life condition of powerlessness. In this sense, they’re merely a loftier version of the standard hip-hop fantasies of potency, whether it’s sexual domination, VIP access, or street-corner supremacy.

With Obama’s win , this dynamic stands to change.