BREAKING: Hip Hop Legend Bun B Endorses Bernie Sanders for President

[JoethePleb]

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Source: Burnt Orange Report

It’s been tough holding back the news for over a week, but Bernard Freeman better known by his stage name Bun B, endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders for President in the first episode of a new podcast by promoter Matt Sonzala called “Hip Hop for Bernie Sanders.”


Read more: http://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/31433/breaking-hip-hop-legend-bun-b-endorses-bernie-sanders-for-president

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[snooper2]

1. nobody knows who this is, it isn't LBN worthy, keep candidate crap in GD-P

[Jesus Malverde]

2. Bun B

Who is he? No kidding.

[wendylaroux]

4. crap?

[wendylaroux]

3. OK Thank you!! Fantastic!

listening now.

[FloridaBlues]

5. Sorry not heard of him

[Cigar11]

6. Who?

[obnoxiousdrunk]

7. Does the

B stand for Big ?

[Action_Patrol]

8. Legend?

[NaturalHigh]

9. Who is Bun B and why is this crap LBN?

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

10. Legend? I'm not much into rap, but I've heard of big name rappers.

[nyabingi]

11. I'm guessing the "Burnt Orange Report"

is something similar to The Onion and this headline was posted by a Hillary supporter to mock real hip-hop star Killer Mike's endorsement of Bernie. If there really is a "Bun B", I've never heard of him and I grew up listening to anyone who could possibly be considered a "hip-hop legend" at this point in time.

Hillary used hateful racism against Obama during her failed bid for the presidency, and I hope most Black voters will remember that instead of reflexively picking Hillary because she's familiar. She doesn't respect the Black community and she's ignoring us because she arrogantly thinks we're going to vote for her because of who she is. She thought that in 2008 and she saw what happened.

[TexasProgresive]

13. That would be a wrong assumption

From their about page:

http://www.burntorangereport.com/about
Burnt Orange Report, or BOR for short, is the leading source for progressive coverage of political news and issues that matter in Texas.

Founded in 2003, BOR is is Texas’s largest political blog and the most widely read state-level progressive blog in the country. Our readership includes legislators, opinion leaders, members of the media, and national political influencers — but our core audience is the progressive, Democratic base in Texas.

Currently, our staff includes policy experts, campaign veterans, strategic communicators, and a whole bunch of UT alums. Meet our staff writers here.

I don't know who BunB is either but here's a snip from the article:

http://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/31433/breaking-hip-hop-legend-bun-b-endorses-bernie-sanders-for-president
It’s been tough holding back the news for over a week, but Bernard Freeman better known by his stage name Bun B, endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders for President in the first episode of a new podcast by promoter Matt Sonzala called “Hip Hop for Bernie Sanders.”

Bun B was one-half of the influential duo UGK from Port Arthur, Texas, and has since achieved major acclaim and success as a solo artist. Freeman is also an educator at the prestigious Rice University in Houston, Texas.

Bun B hasn’t been a total stranger to politics. In 2008 he endorsed Barack Obama for President and has done several PSA’s including: in 2009 for a Senate Runoff Election in Port Arthur, an anti-littering campaign in Galveston, and a no texting while driving initiative in Houston with Mayor Annise Parker.

[nyabingi]

15. OK, I think mentioning

the Underground Kings (a group many have heard of but probably won't call "legends&quot might have been a little better than saying "Bun B". Many of young hip-hop fans have probably never heard of UGK, but then I don't particularly know what kids are listening to these days.

[Tess49]

12. I've never heard of this person. Why is this a big deal?

[Marrah_G]

14. i've never heard of this guy.

maybe he is better known within the industry?

[Journeyman]

16. Is this the guy who sings the jingle for Bellyful O'Burgers? . . .

[951-Riverside]

17. Who?

[MrBig]

18. He's well known in Houston

He made his fame as a rapper, but he's done amazing work within the Houston community. Now he's also a professor at Rice University.

[jamzrockz]

19. He is the guy from

Jay Z's "Big pimpin" video. He is only a legend to people who don't only follow mainstream hip hop.

Now please avoid posting his lyrics. Nobody is actually thinking about doing any of the things said in the his songs. The problem is that I am not sure if this actually helps or hurts Bernie.

[TM99]

21. Call it what it really has become --

Pop Hop.

Those outside of that controlled iTunes approved world, know who he and others supporting Sanders are.

It will help him, especially with young PoC.

[TM99]

20. Just another GenX rapper who

has been around since the late 1980's.

Yeah, Millennials and Post Millennials may not know him because they are too busy loving on auto-tunes, West, and the Iggy Azalea/Azalia Banks feud.

But those of us who know of the convergence of hip hop, activism, and politics are well aware of Bun B, Killer Mike, etc.

So yes, this is a good and important endorsement to me as a PoC, into Hip Hop, and supporting Sanders.

[mcar]

22. Locking

It is the consensus of the hosts that this does not meet the Statement of Purpose for LBN.

Suggest reposting in GDP or the candidate forum.