AllRespect.com // Young Jeezy's 'My President' Video Premieres Monday: Check Out A Clip!

Posted on 2009-01-17 03:00:08
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Nas is also featured in the Public Enemy-inspired video.By Shaheem Reid

Young Jeezy in "My President" videoPhoto: Def Jam Records

When Nas raps "no president never did sh--" for me, the sentiment resonated heavily in the hip-hop community — that was until Barack Obama was elected as commander in chief.

This weekend, a host of hip-hop celebs will head to Washington, D.C., just to be a part of the Obama inauguration. Just in time, Young Jeezy's "My President" video arrives. The entire clip will air exclusively throughout the day Monday on MTV Jams, and we have a portion of the video right here to help tide you over.

True to Jeezy's description, the video reminds you in part of Public Enemy's "Fight the Power," in which the whole community comes out for a common cause. Besides Nas, who raps on the record, Bow Wow, Bun B, DJ Greg Street and Jeezy's artist Roccett make cameos.

"I did [the video] with the 'Fight the Power' concept because I remember, back in the day, Flavor Flav and Chuck D marching down the street," Jeezy told us in December. "They had the old people, the young people, store owners, they had picket signs, everything. It was a sense of black pride, a sense of pride, period."

The "My President" video was directed by Gabriel Hart, and in the crowd, you can see fans holding picket signs that represent all the corners of the globe, as well as great hip-hop artists like Jam Master Jay, Tupac Shakur, Soulja Slim and Nas and Jeezy themselves.

Young Jeezy will be a part of the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network black-tie party in D.C. at the Harmon Center for the Arts on Monday. T.I. and LL Cool J will also be on hand for the inaugural celebration.

Last week, Young took a short break from promoting his album The Recession (a video for "Welcome Back" was just shot and seems likely to be up next after "My President") to play ref. He was poolside in Miami when Olympics king Michael Phelps had a swim meet against NFL great and "Dancing With the Stars" show-stealer Warren Sapp. Despite a head-start for Sapp, Phelps won.

"I had my money on Michael all the way," Jeezy said.

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