Found via Washington City Paper‘s blog, Black Plastic Bag (originally from XXL):

XXL: Are you following the presidential race?
DMX: Not at all.

You’re not? You know there’s a Black guy running, Barack Obama and then there’s Hillary Clinton.
His name is Barack?!

Barack Obama, yeah.
Barack?!

Barack.
What the fuck is a Barack?! Barack Obama. Where he from, Africa?

Yeah, his dad is from Kenya.
Barack Obama?

Yeah.
What the fuck?! That ain’t no fuckin’ name, yo. That ain’t that nigga’s name. You can’t be serious. Barack Obama. Get the fuck outta here.

Click the link at the top of the post for the rest of this brilliant back-and-forth. Hey, Barack, if it’s any consolation, there are way less people who know DMX. Say, shouldn’t Earl Simmons be in jail for animal abuse or reckless driving or getting "raped" by a woman and failing to show up in court to get his due? Oh wait — he has bipolar disorder. Well, that explains some of it. . .

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Casey Rae-Hunter
Casey Rae-Hunter is a musician, public policy wonk and the editor/publisher of The Contrarian Media. An in-demand speaker, he gives frequent talks at conferences and campuses on issues at the intersection of creativity, technology, policy and law, and is a go-to source for major media outlets from NPR to the New York Times. Casey works alongside leaders in the music, arts and performance sectors to bolster understanding of and engagement in key policy and technology issues, and has written dozens of articles on the impact of technology on the creative community. Casey is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University and the Deputy Director for Future of Music Coalition. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Media & Democracy Coalition and the National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture. The Contrarian does not necessarily represent the views of the organizations to which he belongs.

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2 Comments for DMX Doesn’t Know Who Barack Obama Is.

Molly

I’ll vote for anyone who can make The Man stop stealing my guns and telling me how to raise my own damn dogs in my own damn house.

What the fuck is a Casey?

ben

if the recording of this interview is available it would make a pretty funny rap song.