Ice-T Cites Rap As Reason For Obama’s Election

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Rapper and actor Ice-T told NBC’s “Today” show that he believes rap was one of the main reasons leading to Obama’s election in 2008. Ice-T, star of “Ice Loves Coco” and “Law & Order: SVU,” said:

(Rap) put Barack Obama in the presidency. If it wasn’t for rap, white people wouldn’t have been so open to vote for somebody like Barack Obama.

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