Young Jeezy's 'My President' Video Premieres Monday

J-Banks · 01-16-2009, 10:01 AM

Young Jeezy's 'My President' Video Premieres Monday: Check Out A Clip!
Nas is also featured in the Public Enemy-inspired video.

When Nas raps "no president never did sh--" for me, the sentiment resonated heavily in the hip-hop community — that was until Barack Obama was elected as commander in chief.

This weekend, a host of hip-hop celebs will head to Washington, D.C., just to be a part of the Obama inauguration. Just in time, Young Jeezy's "My President" video arrives. The entire clip will air exclusively throughout the day Monday on MTV Jams, and we have a portion of the video right here to help tide you over.

True to Jeezy's description, the video reminds you in part of Public Enemy's "Fight the Power," in which the whole community comes out for a common cause. Besides Nas, who raps on the record, Bow Wow, Bun B, DJ Greg Street and Jeezy's artist Roccett make cameos.

"I did [the video] with the 'Fight the Power' concept because I remember, back in the day, Flavor Flav and Chuck D marching down the street," Jeezy told us in December. "They had the old people, the young people, store owners, they had picket signs, everything. It was a sense of black pride, a sense of pride, period."

The "My President" video was directed by Gabriel Hart, and in the crowd, you can see fans holding picket signs that represent all the corners of the globe, as well as great hip-hop artists like Jam Master Jay, Tupac Shakur, Soulja Slim and Nas and Jeezy themselves.

Young Jeezy will be a part of the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network black-tie party in D.C. at the Harmon Center for the Arts on Monday. T.I. and LL Cool J will also be on hand for the inaugural celebration.

Last week, Young took a short break from promoting his album The Recession (a video for "Welcome Back" was just shot and seems likely to be up next after "My President") to play ref. He was poolside in Miami when Olympics king Michael Phelps had a swim meet against NFL great and "Dancing With the Stars" show-stealer Warren Sapp. Despite a head-start for Sapp, Phelps won.

"I had my money on Michael all the way," Jeezy said.

Source: mtv

GMNRecordsCT3 · 01-16-2009, 10:34 AM

Why isn't it called "My President is Black"???

Wesey · 01-16-2009, 10:36 AM

Jeezys a real dude, makes real music and real statements. Look forward to this video.

The Real K.I.N.G. · 01-16-2009, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GMNRecordsCT3

Why isn't it called "My President is Black"???

Because he probably unsure if Obama would win or not

iRuNnY · 01-16-2009, 02:09 PM

Can't wait to see it !!
His album is hOTTT and got some real talks !!

Ed-ucation · 01-18-2009, 04:01 PM

The exact same day that Obama will be at the white house. can,t wait to see this video, maybe the greatest song of his last album.

01-16-2009, 10:01 AM	#1
J-Banks Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Providence, RI Posts: 21,015 Repped: 5,294 Repped 53,425 Times in 7,839 Posts Blog Entries: 1 Neg Reps: 53 Neg Repped at 93 Times in 86 Posts	Young Jeezy's 'My President' Video Premieres Monday Young Jeezy's 'My President' Video Premieres Monday Young Jeezy's 'My President' Video Premieres Monday: Check Out A Clip! Nas is also featured in the Public Enemy-inspired video. When Nas raps "no president never did sh--" for me, the sentiment resonated heavily in the hip-hop community — that was until Barack Obama was elected as commander in chief. This weekend, a host of hip-hop celebs will head to Washington, D.C., just to be a part of the Obama inauguration. Just in time, Young Jeezy's "My President" video arrives. The entire clip will air exclusively throughout the day Monday on MTV Jams, and we have a portion of the video right here to help tide you over. True to Jeezy's description, the video reminds you in part of Public Enemy's "Fight the Power," in which the whole community comes out for a common cause. Besides Nas, who raps on the record, Bow Wow, Bun B, DJ Greg Street and Jeezy's artist Roccett make cameos. "I did [the video] with the 'Fight the Power' concept because I remember, back in the day, Flavor Flav and Chuck D marching down the street," Jeezy told us in December. "They had the old people, the young people, store owners, they had picket signs, everything. It was a sense of black pride, a sense of pride, period." The "My President" video was directed by Gabriel Hart, and in the crowd, you can see fans holding picket signs that represent all the corners of the globe, as well as great hip-hop artists like Jam Master Jay, Tupac Shakur, Soulja Slim and Nas and Jeezy themselves. Young Jeezy will be a part of the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network black-tie party in D.C. at the Harmon Center for the Arts on Monday. T.I. and LL Cool J will also be on hand for the inaugural celebration. Last week, Young took a short break from promoting his album The Recession (a video for "Welcome Back" was just shot and seems likely to be up next after "My President") to play ref. He was poolside in Miami when Olympics king Michael Phelps had a swim meet against NFL great and "Dancing With the Stars" show-stealer Warren Sapp. Despite a head-start for Sapp, Phelps won. "I had my money on Michael all the way," Jeezy said. Source: mtv __________________ JBanksblog.com - check it out __________________

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iRuNnY eveN iF i'M FrenCh :P Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: France Posts: 1,751 Repped: 487 Repped 576 Times in 104 Posts Neg Reps: 34 Neg Repped at 17 Times in 14 Posts	Can't wait to see it !! His album is hOTTT and got some real talks !! __________________ " Screamin' " BOSS ", Nia you ain't a BOSS Pussy nia you LOST, Listen Officer ROSS !! " 50 Cent

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Wesey Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 357 Repped: 12 Repped 57 Times in 28 Posts Neg Reps: 2 Neg Repped at 10 Times in 8 Posts	Jeezys a real dude, makes real music and real statements. Look forward to this video.