The Ballot or the Bling-Bling

An article dealing with the problems with mobilizing the Hip Hop young, black electorates to vote, as many are so politically uninterested and unaware that they could be cajoled by any charismatic brown face: "The leadership behind this movement is trying to link an ambitious wish-list of political reforms to a generation too hypnotized by spinning car rims and diamonds to grasp even the most basic tenets of economic and political responsibility."

From Eyeteeth < Africana.