Blogging on Meds

In its Friday review of Jay Z and Mary J. Blige’s “Heart of the City” tour reaching the Hollywood Bowl, the LA Times mentioned Hova’s political turn:

Things turned most serious, though, with an image of President Bush on the screen and Jay-Z offering an unaccompanied verse about the plight of Hurricane Katrina victims. He’s spoken out on the issue before, but here he followed it with a photo of Sen. Barack Obama on the screen and an unambiguous endorsement of the Democratic candidate.

“Are you ready for change?” he asked, and the crowd responded with clear if not overwhelming applause. Good news for Obama, perhaps, but the question now might be whether Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton will ask him to repudiate the endorsement because of Jay-Z’s gangsta lyrics.

Perhaps Jigga was returning the favor for Mr. Obama’s tribute to him the day before.  In response to the criticism thrown at him by Hillary Clinton and George Stephanopoulos during the Pennsylvania Democratic debate, Mr. Obama took the high road.  (The crowd’s reaction is great):

I wonder who Noel Gallagher is endorsing for London mayor?  Or is endorsing politicians not considered “guitar rock’n'roll” enough?