A Word of Jehu (Barack Obama)

( ( ( sDOTcast ) ) ) now playing ALPHA "Obama O8"



Artist: alpha.
Title: Obama '08 (Do the Knowledge)
Producer: J. Brookinz
Engineer: Warren 'Three V' Harris
Website: myspace.com/alphaisforever
Blog: alphaisforever.blogspot.com
Photography: sophunk.photography
Encoding: Shadowkat Nightson

Obama 'O8 (Do the Knowledge)

Aight; Let's do the knowledge)8/4, 61, Barack ObamaWas born out in H-A-W-A-I IMoved, to Jakarta at the age of 6(Then) back for fifth until he graduated then,He,Left the island, to study in LAFor a couple of years, till Columbia U saidHey, you could transfer and finish from hereSo he finished his BA in NY and the year was83, (so) before he started off his careerHe worked a couple of gigs in the city until85, when he got an offer out in the Chi,to help assist the community and or a ga nizeUhHe entered in, to Harvard Law, at 88And while I'm here on the subject, let me set it straightWhat he did wasn't easy to do,(bein) the first black prez of the Law Review(Then he)Graduated w/ his justice degree,magna cum laude 2 years (from) 93(Then it was), back to the Chi, voter registration driveAnd to publish, Dreams from my Father in 95Uh(Put in) work as, associate attorney, and taught law, part time while along his journey;Despite his hard work, accusations would fall to him,But, never implicated of wrongdoinAnd, in July, the summer of 95, to rep for the south side and hyde parks existenceHe embarked on a campaign, fought and then gained control Chicago's 13th a DistrictWhich included legislation pertainin interrogations of murders to be fully recordedAnd monitor in place, for cops about race,in hopesprofilin could be aviodedre elected to Ill Senate in 88;again in 02, but took a L in double 0Which was a house of, reps race, to which he lost out, in a margin of two of theirs to one of yoursBut in 03, became the chair for the Illinois, Senate's Health, and Human ser-vi-cescommittee,-where democrats, after bein a decade, of the mi-norty ,were now majorityHe enacted a little heat, on subjects we rarely speak, and whether he voted, and really meant itBut he kept his composure,right up until 04,and he was elected toUS, Senate(This was a)Quite, significant victory, in a city, a state, and a country, in love with imagery(His 70% of the vote) was the largest electoral victory in all of Illinois historyNot to mention deliverin to the DNC, (the) keynote address, which launched him into high sightsTo him gettin sworn in, on 1/4 of 05, is just another notch on his highlightsAnd this made him the fifth afro american senator, and the third one popularly electedAnd the fact he's the ONLY Congressional Black Caucus Senator member should really not be neglectedA loyal democrat, supporter of many acts, spannin from 05-07, is evident(And)the second month, of 07, before the old state cap, in springfield, he bid, for presidentAnd the rest, as they say, is history,So, whether or not, its a wide, or close raceConsider this, my audio cliff notesYou should get to know who you're votin forin 08