On the eve of the 2012 Presidential General Election, Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar seems to be changing his tune about voting.
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The “Swimming Pools” rapper made headlines earlier this summer when he said he “doesn’t believe in voting.” Many politicians and celebrities who support young people to go out and rock the vote weren’t really feeling Kendrick’s public stance.
After much thought, Kendrick is urging his fans and young people to not just sit back and wait, but to be proactive.
In a recent interview with MTV, Kendrick said:
“I think we tend to put [issues] in the hands of higher politics rather than do for ourselves. So what made me the most angry is, when something doesn’t go right in that world, you get people out here that want to blame Obama. And I think that’s corny.
I think that’s one of our biggest failures as a community, as a generation; not wanting to go out and do for ourselves and to sit back and wait. And then when it doesn’t happen, we point the finger. I think we just really need to take matters into our own hands; uplift our community, put money back in our community, and show these kids how there’s something different.”
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Although Kendrick doesn’t make any endorsements during his on-camera interview, MTV reports that Kendrick went on to say:
“I think I’m going to go ahead [and vote for Barack Obama], just because I cannot see Mitt Romney [winning],” he laughed. “I’ll be on food stamps my whole life! I just don’t feel like he’s got a good heart at all.”
We’re glad Kendrick had a change of heart and is going to get out there and take hold of his future.
Kendrick Lamar recently released his major label debut, good kid, m.A.A.d city, which landed at the number two on the music charts, right behind Taylor Swift.
Take a look at Kendrick Lamar’s stance on voting above!
SOURCE: MTV
