Jay-Z To Perform At Obama Voter Drive

LANSING, Mich. — Jay-Z is doing an encore for Barack Obama.

The 38-year-old rapper, a vocal supporter of the Democratic presidential candidate, is performing Saturday at a free concert in Detroit to promote voter registration. It is being offered by Obama's campaign.

Monday is the deadline in Michigan to register to vote in the November 4 election, prompting the last-minute push.

The Grammy-winning rapper, whose hits include "99 Problems," "Encore" and "Hard Knock Life," has been promoting Obama for a while, flashing his photo during concerts and telling fans that it's time for a change _ one of Obama's mottos. Jay-Z has also designed a T-shirt for sale by Obama's campaign.

Obama has said Jay-Z is one of his favorite musical artists.

Comments

[AmericanforChange]

Young people of all races and backgrounds love to listen to this rapper's music so I think it's a great idea to get young people to register and vote.

[drsmc41]

so cool!

[Swerinjer]

This does not exactly endear me to Obama

[LuvDaH8ters]

oh no, a rapper likes him.. run for the hills..... he is the anti christ

[gretcheno]

Quit hating hater you are just mad he isn't performing for McCain and Palin also the other poster who isn't endeared to Obama. Who cares there are plenty of people who are endeared, moved, pushing to get OBAMA elected the next president.


Don't hate CONGRATULATE!!!

[Sparty1]

Do you have a problem with Springsteen, Joel and Streisand doing concerts for him as well? Jay-Z is for the young vote. Must it be seen as a bad thing? Come on.

[rock2casbah]

Don't forget Bon Jovi. Just to name a few. They are just hatin because no one want to sing for the repubs. Not even their old standby country and western.

[TroubleNYC]

Registering people is a great thing. Having them show up is even greater. And I hope they do!

[gretcheno]

i am sure they will people are excited about Obama.

[rock2casbah]

This nothing like 2000 or even 2004. Bush has done one great thing during his horrid administration.

He made a believer out of everyone voting age.

This year there is voting reforms instituted, We can vote early in almost every state. So there is no more excuses about lines around the block and 8 hour waits with not enough machines, broken ones, or people being caged and told they are at the worng place or they can't vote..

Now thanks to the reforms you can vote absentee or early, precheck you registration to make sure you are on the correct rolls, and even same day and vote during early registration .

[Js420]

Big pimpin!!

[shaytoonee]

who should do this in Florida too.

Michigan and Florida he should do concerts for obama to get kids to vote.

[the964kid]

GOOD WORK JAY-Z.

[MrsJackson]

I was just telling a friend how influential it would be to have Jigga do something like this----GOOD LOOKIN' OUT HOV'!!!

[luvangelHussein330]

Wish I could go

[yvonne61]

I LIKE TO KNOW WHY PEOPLE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH OBAMA HE'S A GOOD MAN A KIND MAN?

[Dave24]

I love it.

[pgurlatl]

Go head and brush your shoulders off Obama!