| Governor David Paterson Says Jay-Z "Is Deserving of Hottest MC Title" ! |
| By Hip Hop News | |
| 10/07/09 | |
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Oct 7, 2009
Just Wednesday (September 30), New York Governor David Patterson sat down with MTV
to give his own criteria of what he thinks makes a hot emcee. In the
interview, he didn't give any clues on a specific rapper that made the
list but he was doting Jigga for his lyrics and humanitarianism.
He stated to MTV,
"He's known as a serious person, not just an entertainer, someone who
is creative and dynamic and someone who is very sensitive to the
problems of others,"
On Monday (October 5), Governor Paterson personally emailed MTV about Hov being #1 on MTV's Hottest MC list.
He told MTV, "Jay-Z is not only an outstanding hip-hop artist, but a dedicated philanthropist as well,"
Also, Governor Patterson gave his personal opinion to MTV on the state of hip-hop.
"I
think these days, since hip-hop is now nearly 30 years old, that it's
the creativity," he said. "There are too many people who think you
become successful by mimicking what others have done, and I think every
performer starts out with a favorite, but it's those people who blaze
new trails that I think are the MCs of the future."
"I
also think that the MC that figures out that people 18 and older who
got the right to vote in 1972 never exercised it till 2008 - there's a
real culture for discussing how our government works and how our
society works," he added. "The MC who could blaze that trail and find a
creative way of displaying it will be the MC of the next decade."
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