MTV posted an article today about how rappers may hurt Obama’s chances in the general election because most of them are controversial in White America. The story highlights rappers like Ice Cube, Young Jeezy, Chamillionaire, Jay-Z and Nas speaking about how they feel they maybe have to back away from openly supporting Obama, for fear of hurting him in the election.

But no rapper was more paranoid about the situation than Scarface:

"[Rappers] need to be quiet, super quiet on Barack," he said. "All it takes is for a mutha----er getting out there being real [ghetto] and people will be like, 'We don't wanna f--- with Obama'; they'll wanna smash on him because of what somebody else said. [Someone] speaks for himself and its Barack's fault? What did Luda say — that's Barack's fault? Is it Barack's fault what I'm saying? I don't wanna be the reason he don't get [the presidency]!"

The article’s general premise is decently solid-- how do people interpret celebrity endorsements—but it plays far too much into the scare of the black community that Obama’s been doomed from the start.

Most people heading to the voter booths in November have a relationship with hip-hop that goes beyond being scared by a few bars from Ludacris where he talks about killing someone. A large majority of the 18-34 demographic have grown up with hip-hop and know that it’s just music, and aren’t put off by a rapper endorsing Obama. I also have to believe that most rational people have the wherewithal to know that Barack Obama doesn’t really associate, or even relate, to rappers—he’s just a fan. It’s not like he’s going to go around with a diamond grill and deal weight to Iran because Clipse like the guy.

On the other hand, I’m for sure not voting for John McCain because that little mustachioed fella from Big & Rich endorsed him, and that guy’s music blows. If that guy, and probably Cowboy Troy, is going to be hanging around a McCain White House, I’d rather vote Libertarian. [MTV]