Jay-Z Hints at Running for President
- Posted on Nov 3rd 2010 8:45AM by Chris Cope
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Not one to aim low, the rapper has revealed a penchant for politics and has set a timescale of eight years for his transformation from a music man into one of the most powerful people in the world, reports BBC Newsbeat.
The blurring of celebrity and politician is becoming increasingly prominent in recent times, although not always completely successful -- Wyclef Jean's recent aborted attempt at becoming Haiti president acts as a jarring reminder of the pitfalls of inexperience.
Speaking about becoming US president, Jay-Z said, "Give me a chance. Maybe in eight years, I'll be the president."
As Barack Obama's Democratic Party goes through uneasy mid-term elections, the rapper believes President Obama needs time to sort things out.
He added, "In order to judge someone, you have to judge what they inherit. He inherited the worst economy, war, just a horrible time in American history. So if we think he can solve that, I mean, we don't think he's God, do we? He's a human being. He's going to need time to figure that out."
As previously reported by AOL Music UK, a British tourist in New York was the first person to find a page of Jay-Z's upcoming autobiography as part of a worldwide scavenger hunt, winning the opportunity to meet the rapper.
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