Rapper Yanked For Anti-Obama Rant!

Chicago rapper and political activist Lupe Fiasco.

Chicago rapper Lupe Fiasco got his card pulled and the scorn for his explicit rant on President Barack Obama, Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh and the conflict in the Middle East. It went viral on the internet and of course it's gotten conservative and liberal attention. Republicans will circle the wagons defending those controversial agitators. Democrats will circle the wagons saying that Fisaco's comments are out of line and he doesn't understand the nature of politics. Black conservatives praise him. Black liberals scorn him. And of course the hip-hop media will have mixed views on him.

Once again, Lupe Fiasco (born Wasalu Muhammad Jaco) isn't a fan of the president. He's criticized the president over the violence in Chicago, their hometown.

Raised in Chicago, Fiasco developed an interest in hip hop after initially disliking the genre for its use of vulgarity and misogyny. After adopting the name Lupe Fiasco and recording songs in his father's basement, 19-year-old Fiasco joined a group called Da Pak. The group disbanded shortly after its inception, and Fiasco soon met rapper Jay-Z who helped him sign a record deal with Atlantic Records.

Fiasco is noted for his anti-establishment views. In an interview with Stephen Colbert on the satirical news show The Colbert Report, Fiasco stated his credo on political philosophy: "You should criticize power even if you agree with it."

In another interview in June 2011 on the CBS program What's Trending, Fiasco discussed the political content of his music, stating, "My fight against terrorism, to me, the biggest terrorist is Obama and the United States of America. I'm trying to fight the terrorism that's actually causing the other forms of terrorism. You know, the root cause of terrorism is the stuff the U.S. government allows to happen. The foreign policies that we have in place in different countries that inspire people to become terrorists."

He additionally criticized Obama for his stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In keeping with his anti-establishment views, Fiasco does not vote in U.S. elections

The rapper performed at an inauguration event and stated: "(Rush) Limbaugh is a racist / Glenn Beck is a racist / Gaza strip was getting bombed / Obama didn't say (expletive)/ That's why I ain't vote for him," sometime before several men approached the stage and the set suddenly came to an end.