"Dear Mr. President" is a protest song by the hip-hop producer Fredwreck. It is available free on the Internet, but was not originally released on a CD due to its controversial nature.[1] It is also available on Fredwrecks' Greatest Hits Episode 1 CD.[2]
| "Dear Mr. President" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Various Artists | |
| Released | 2004 |
| Genre | Rap |
| Length | 7:14 |
| Producer(s) | Fredwreck |
History
editThe politically charged song is directed at George W. Bush, criticizing him for the war in Iraq.[1] The single was released as part of the S.T.O.P. movement by Fredwreck, which was a group formed to protest the Iraq War and only released this song and one other.[3][4]
It features Everlast, Mobb Deep, The Alchemist, Mack 10, WC, Evidence, Defari, KRS-One and B-Real.[5]
Financial and time constraints meant that this song had to be recorded in parts. Mobb Deep's vocals were recorded using a laptop in a hotel room.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b Hale, A (17 October 2004). "Dear Mr. President". HipHopDX. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ Ben Quiñones (9 June 2005). "The Mad Science of Fredwreck". LA Weekly. Archived from the original on 18 October 2007.
- ^ Abushakra, Nasrine (25 March 2015). "FredWreck: Famed Music Producer and Advocate For Peace". Haute Living. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ Roussel, Violaine; Lechaux, Bleuwenn (2 February 2010). Voicing Dissent: American Artists and the War on Iraq. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-19237-2.
- ^ "Dear Mr. President". Fredwreck. Archived from the original on 5 December 2004.
- ^ Kris Evans (17 August 2005). "Putting Politics Back Into Us Hip-Hop". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 7 April 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2024.