With the 2016 presidential election only 10 days away, Virginia rhymer Pusha T has continued to make the rounds in support of Hillary Clinton.
Most recently, the Clipse spitter appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to speak on both his music and the upcoming presidential election.
After telling the story of almost losing the iconic “Grindin'” beat to Jay Z and confirming his involvement in penning the McDonald’s “I’m Lovin’ It” jingle, Pusha gets into some political talk.
Pusha recalled meeting Clinton via FaceTime through Karen Civil, and later expressed his confidence in the former Secretary of State’s ability to continue with the legacy of prison reform President Obama helped pave the way for.
“I definitely believe she’ll keep and carry on that legacy. For sure,” Pusha T said. “That’s the most important issue to me simply because I feel like that’s the most important issue tearing up our community right now.”
Pusha T also expressed his dismay at felons not being allowed to vote in certain states and called for change.
“You can’t vote. You can’t get grants. It’s like you keep paying forever. We have to change that,” the rapper said.
Months ago, T.I. outlined ways for felons to vote, which included re-registering.
“This is something that most people don’t know. As long as you are not serving any sentence or as long as you are not on any probation or anything, if you’ve completed your term, you’ve served your debt to society, you can re-register,” T.I. said, while speaking with TMZ in April.
Watch video of Pusha T speaking on prison reform and Hillary Clinton below.
got bodied in a rap beef, turns to politics… easy’r to lie in politics…
It’s “easier”, you illiterate gang-banger. Stay in school.
Pusha T u wack Hillary is not going to win this election nobody gives a fuck about your opinion quit kissing Hillary ass all the time
i love it when felons and gangsters blame the government and prisons for ruining their communities and not, you know, drugs and violence and gangs. apparently the guy who raps almost exclusively about cocaine doesn’t think drug dealers are a problem.
Just another example of a “celebrity” who is a complete hypocrite.
Pusha a cornball. Same dude glorifying drug dealing on every song. take a seat down bro
I don’t ever recall this nigga being some ill drug dealer in VA. I remember him and his Brother being backpackers and rappers. I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with that, I’m just sayin’, he’s frontin’ out here. I guess his Brother couldn’t live the lie anymore.
Listen to Pusha T’s verse on “Move That Dope” and rethink your comment.
However The Criminal Clintons you out here stomping and campaigning for our responsible for passing the laws that have i.e mandatory minimums and 3 strikes that have put black and brown people in the private prison system they established.
Man, I guess anyone can be called an ‘activist’ nowadays. Game, Snoop, Pusha-T, Young Jeezy, they’re all activists right? Funny, ’cause I don’t hear them saying “fight the power” on their albums. I hear them talking about cars, cocaine, money, and shooting people. They’re just hustlers, and right now being an ‘activist’ is their hustle. Don’t buy it. When they promote positive actions as much as they glorify and promote negativity, then they’ll be saying something. Part of being an activist is sacrificing some of your own comforts for the greater good of everyone else. These guys wouldn’t give up ONE DOLLAR. How you gon’ be a activist and be blowing hundred of dollars in strips clubs? c’mon son…