From Ye Calling Out George W. Bush After Hurricane Katrina to Discovery Barack Obama brush the fictional dirt off its shoulder, hip-hop has long had a complicated relationship with the White House. On Tuesday (April 16), ESPN and Disney's And landscape debuted the first trailer for Hip-Hop and the White House ahead of the documentary landing on Hulu on April 22. It is the first feature from the &360 series, which explores the impact of black culture on society.
The documentary directed by Jesse Washington will further delve into how hip-hop was forced to become an appendage to politics with oppressive policies from the 70s and 80s having a direct impact on the genre. Hip-Hop and the White House will also examine rap's relationship with youth and their politics.
Jeezy is executive producing, and the Atlanta icon appears in the trailer saluting mainstream rap pioneers like NWA and Tupac Shakur. “2Pac, NWA and those guys connected me because it was in the language I spoke,” the “My President” rapper said. “This is the story of how hip-hop gained power.”
In addition to Jeezy, Common, YG, KRS-One, Curren$y, Waka Flocka Flame, Roxanne Shante, Chika, Grandmaster Kaz, Bun B and US representative Maxine Waters also contribute to the documentary.
“When Ye said, 'George Bush doesn't care about black people. That was extremely important,” Common said in a salute to the bravery of the rapper formerly known as Kanye West who put the president on blast in September 2005.
Water added about Ye's bold statement to George W. Bush on national television after Hurricane Katrina: “Black people saw on TV begging for help and no one came.”
Hip-Hop and the White House hits Hulu on April 22. Watch the trailer below.
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