# I.D. this hip-hop song

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**Created:** [November 7, 2008, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-d-this-hip-hop-song/471585 "2008-11-07T03:34:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rachael\_Rage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71c47a/32.png) [@Rachael\_Rage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachael_Rage)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-d-this-hip-hop-song/471585/1 "2008-11-07T03:34:45Z")

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I watched the election coverage in a Brooklyn bar, and after Obama gave his acceptance speech they played a hip-hop song that I really liked, but I have no idea who/what it was. Luckily, I took a video of the moment:

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV\_sk2fKje4](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV_sk2fKje4)

Thanks in advance!

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**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-d-this-hip-hop-song/471585/2 "2008-11-07T03:40:23Z")

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> [@Rachael\_Rage](#):
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> I watched the election coverage in a Brooklyn bar, and after Obama gave his acceptance speech they played a hip-hop song that I really liked, but I have no idea who/what it was. Luckily, I took a video of the moment:
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> [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV\_sk2fKje4](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV_sk2fKje4)
> 
> Thanks in advance!

I really, really, tried, but I just couldn’t make it out. Sorry.

But here goes [a good one](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T36xZTeMmd0) by Nas.

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**Author:** ![robardin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-d-this-hip-hop-song/471585/3 "2008-11-07T04:30:51Z")

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I dunno, but I’m assuming it’s not “Fight The Power” by Public Enemy.

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**Author:** ![Rachael\_Rage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71c47a/32.png) [@Rachael\_Rage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachael_Rage)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-d-this-hip-hop-song/471585/4 "2008-11-07T04:43:24Z")

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Ha! Answered my own question. The lyrics I Googled weren’t quite right so I tried again.

It’s “My President is Black” by Young Jeezy

YouTube link: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHVCjwLAqt8](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHVCjwLAqt8)

Go figure! 😃