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Rap Sheet: Obamage Video
- Barack track: He might not be able to beat King Solomon in a freestyle battle, but Jin still knows how to make relevant tracks like this “Open Letter to Barack Obama.”
- More Obamaness: CNBC interviews Will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas about his Obama video that’s garnered more than 13-million page views.
- Ad hoc: Hov’s Rocawear is catching some heat over advertisements featuring the family of Sean Bell, the unarmed man who was shot to death by police in a hail of bullets back in 2006. Detectives are accusing the clothing brand of trying to influence the jury, the brand claims the ads are uplifting.
- Track record: VH1 launched a competition yesterday to find an upcoming producer to help Flavor Flav make a new single. An original audio composition must be submitted by March 13. Head over here for more info.
