Kanye West: “Mitt Romney Don’t Pay No Tax”
Hip-hop, once called the CNN of the streets, has always been political. Although the level of conscious political hip hop has waned 
with the uptick of materialism, we still hear Lupe Fiasco taking on Obama, Jay-Z fundraising for Obama, Nicki Manaj talking schizophrenic about Obama, and, of course Kanye West…sayin’ stuff.
What would hip hop be without the occasional blurbs of Mr. West? West is most remembered for his less than eloquent pronouncement that “George Bush don’t like black people.” Now he’s back, this time discussing Romney’s tax situation.
The Huffington Post reports:
Kanye West knocks Mitt Romney in the first song off Cruel Summer, the highly anticipated G.O.O.D. Music compilation album due in stores on Tuesday.
“I’m just trying to protect my stacks / Mitt Romney don’t pay no tax,” West raps on “To The World,” a song which also features R. Kelly. The lyric is an obvious reference to Romney’s low tax rate and refusal to release a substantive number of tax returns.
It’s not just that Mitt Romney’s tax rate is low, it’s that he refuses to turn over multiple years of tax returns, so we don’t know if he paid any taxes for multiple years.
Romney reportedly requested 10 years of tax returns for his short list of potential vice presidential picks, but doesn’t feel it his responsibility to turn over 10 years of returns to the American public. And until Mitt Romney settles that question, Kanye West, and whomever else, can say whatever they like. It’s up to Willard “Mitt” Romney to prove them wrong. Release the returns, Mittens.
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Saying a line in a rap song about politics is minuscule compared to the rest of the song where you talk about how much money you got and how your girl (temporarily) is the best thing since slice cheese. Marvin Gaye’s What’s going on album,Stevie Wonder’s Living for the City,James Brown’ I’m black and proud,Grandmaster Flash &The Furious Five’s The Message and anything from Public Enemy. These are the songs that defined the times and talk the talk about the injustices in the world and atrocitys toward the black commmunity. And sadly are still true today. Will today’s urban artist’s ever attempt to make a ENTIRE album on social conscionus? Better yet do they even care? Who is willing to try? Oh what a shame…save the children.
MITT HAS A SECRET….Kanye is right about one thing… Mitt does not pay much tax. Harry Reid may be right …maybe Mitt did not pay a dime for years. We know he only paid like 14% on the year he showed his records. WHY IS MITT HIDING HIS TAX RECORDS. Every other Pres. candidate and others who seek high offices have to show several years of theirs. And when Mitt was vetting people to be his VP running mate…he asked them for10 years of their tax records. RYAN paid a higher rate than Mitt on less income.
Well if Kanye said it, it must be true