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Jay-Z: 'Martin Luther King walked so Obama could run'

Rapper joins Mary J. Blige, Diddy to back Barack Obama in Philadelphia

November 4, 2008 | 4 Comments
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Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige, Beyonce and P. Diddy made an appearance in Philadelphia yesterday (November 3) to give some last-minute encouragement for people to vote in today's US general election.

Around 10,000 people turned out to see the hip-hop and RnB superstars in front of the Uptown Theater at lunchtime, where Jay-Z made a speech to encourage the crowd to vote Democrat.

"I need y'all to be really, really quiet for this. I need you to really understand what I'm telling you. Rosa Parks sat so Martin Luther King could walk. Martin Luther King walked so Obama could run. Obama's running so we all can fly," Jay-Z told the crowd, repeating his comments at a similar rally in Virgina at the weekend.

As previously reported, P. Diddy placed his vote today in a midtown Manhattan school, saying he felt his vote could be the one to elect Barack Obama as the first-ever African-American President.

--By our New York staff.
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idlewildest

Nov 5, 2008

amazing sentiments there, brilliantly put. take that liam and all the followers on who slated him playing glastonbury!

D. Conka

Nov 5, 2008

Fuck off Jay-Z and crawl back up your own arse...

newyork92

Nov 6, 2008

Why don't you fuck off D. Conka...Last night was possibly the greatest night of my life, I nearly cried from happiness when he won. I think that statement Jay-Z said basically sums it all up. I saw that written on posters around here too. It really was an incredible election and I'm glad people got really involved.

D. Conka

Nov 6, 2008

newyork92 you really must be as thick as pigs shit, did I say it wasn't a memorable night? Did I say it wasn't a truly historic moment in history? Exactly, no I didn't. I'm merely stating my dislike for a wanker like Jay-Z as most other NME readers do as well, I'm also now stating my dislike for you as well, so fuck off.