Scion Contestant Ousted Over Anti-Bush and Bin Laden Lyrics

[sabra]

http://www.sohh.com/thewire/read.php?contentID=7469

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Scion Contestant Ousted Over Anti-Bush and Bin Laden Lyrics

A day after being disqualified from the Toyota Scion: Next Up Unsigned Emcee Search for spitting controversial lyrics about The President and Bin Laden, ousted contestant Bavu Blakes tells SOHH.com his side of the story.

Yesterday, only a day after telling Blakes that he was one of ten finalists in the competition, Jay Cortez of Inform Ventures, LLC - the company producing the Scion contest -- informed the Austin, Texas emcee that he had been disqualified because his lyrics were to "political."

Blakes was shocked upon learning of the disqualification, especially since "they had a category on there that said political rap" according to the Texan. While judges DJ Premier, DJ Green Lantern and Sean Cane picked Blakes out of over 2,000 contestants, word is three lines from his politically charged cut, "Black Gold" cost him the chance to win the grand prize which includes a $50,000 marketing deal with Scion, $5,000 in cash, opportunities to perform at Scion events and a music video for the winning song.

The controversial track entitled, "Black Gold" (a reference to Texas oil) alludes to Florida Governor Jeb Bush and his grandfather Jethro Bush getting rich off oil, and includes lines like, "Now Bush and Bin Laden got so much they rotten, "Texas home of the real Death Row" and "What'd we really go to Iraq fo?"

", 'They say the song is too political. From the first time he called me, he did say there were three lyrics that might need to be edited. And I told him, 'if you need to edit it, do it, if it's gonna keep me in the finals. He said, 'I don't think it's a big deal,'" Blakes revealed to SOHH.com. "It didn't work out like that."



Listen here: http://www.myspace.com/bavu

[doublethink]

1. Hey Sabra .....

Heres's another political song (Punk) my nephew wrote which you can listen to here ... http://www.nonamesoldier.com .... also. Doubt you'll hear this one anytime soon on main-stream radio either. Peace. :)

[sabra]

5. thank you!

I will check it out.

peace.

[opihimoimoi]

2. Stifling critics is part of their game to stay on top..Unfair..UnAmerican

[Justyce]

3. I wonder if they

disqualified any pro-Bush lyrics?

[Snotcicles]

4. I won't buy a Scion now n/t