The Beat Junkies

On Tuesday the 4th of November the 56th US General Elections are being held and it’s looking set to make the history books. The opinion polls, so far, are showing a new US President in the form of Democrat, Barack Obama winning the vote.

This time round however the general public and celebrities have been making a big deal about voicing their opinions and having free speech. As the world faces recession, war continues in Iraq and thousands face redundancy/unemployment it’s fair to say we’ve all had enough and want change, resulting in encouragement for us to vote.

Although most have chosen to back Obama, a shock surprise came this week when Jay-Z dedicated his No.1 song “99 Problems” to McCain and Palin. The Brooklyn rapper took to the stage on Wednesday (15th October) with DJ AM who returned to the stage under a month after being hurt in a plane crash along with Travis Barker.

The duo performed for over two hours and before performing the No.1 song he sent a shout out to his Republican’s.

Other artists get involved in the elections include The Beastie Boys who are doing a tour called ‘Get Out and Vote‘ in which they’re going to encourage people to vote. In the same press statement they stated they were supporters of Barrack Obama.