Obama warns Jay Z Don't do that rap when I hand you the Mic

by Bruce Banter of playahata.com   

President Elect Barack Obama is threatening to cancel Jay Z's appearance at his January 20th Inauguration in Washington, D.C. if the rapper born Sean Carter performs new pro Palestinian lyrics that support Hamas. Obama advisers got a preview of the lyrics when David Axelrod accompanied Jay Z and Beyonce to an outdoor fundraiser for Michael Steinhardt. Steinhardt asked Jay Z to do a freestyle rap   dissing Hamas founder Sheikh Ahmed Yassin. But Carter declined to get involved in the "beef" saying he is married and avoids beef   nowadays "by any means neccesary".   

Then in a odd scenario of events Jay Z approached Steinhardt 20 minutes later and asked could he rap about Hamas extensive social programs that have gained popularity in Palestinian society by establishing hospitals, education systems, libraries and other services throughout the West Bank and Gaza Strip. According to Axelrod Jay Z told Steinhardt I will do a rap but "I want to change the dialogue" Jay Z said I want to mention Hamas "beef with Israel as political and not religious or antisemitic and that Hamas is democratically elected but can't get recognition despite Hamas's political wing having won many local elections in Gaza, Qalqilya, and Nablus".

Steinhardt said "nobody cares about Hamas" but Jay Z cited that Hamas is not what the mainstream media is depicting and pointed to the recent January 2006, surprise victory in the Palestinian parliamentary elections, taking 76 of the 132 seats in the chamber, while the previous ruling Fatah party took 43.

Steinhardt told Jay Z to forget he mentioned doing a diss song because the rapper was being anti-social. Jay Z popped his collar, brushed his shoulders off and then backed away from his handlers and stood in the cold and hummed underneath his breath the lyrics to a pro Hamas song called "Gaza Strip Club". Axelrod said everybody there could clearly hear him humming this truce song and these actions were passive aggressive". Axelrod told the Associated Press that "Gaza Strip Club" would clearly embarass Obama. When Jay Z was asked would he perform this song he only responded "GSC all day."