Shout out to Eli Porter!

I've been listening to rap music since birth, and I've never seen hip hop so involved in the political process as I have this year. It was incredibly important for the most visible figures to the youth of the black community to inspire their notoriously apathetic fanbase.

The efforts were not confined to any particular kind of artist, "conscious emcees" like Common spoke out, as well as blinged out MTV-icons like Diddy. Street rappers like Killer Mike and corporate masterminds like Jay-Z put their weight behind the push to get urban America to cast their ballots.

In the end, we got to play a part in the most historic election of our generation and a day we'll never forget. Pat yourselves on the back for a job well done.

I previously stated that I didn't really like "Delilah", but I do understand his direction more after watching this vid.

The fashionable thing to do these days is to talk about how much better rap music was back in the 90s. Therefore, there's no reason why real hip hop fans should be ignoring Killer Mike's "Sunday Morning Massacre" series.

Every Sunday ... Mike releases a new track along with an explanation of the content in the song and what message he's trying to convey with the lyrics (usually in a video).

This is not a rapper who's simply saying random things because they happen to rhyme. Stop cheating yourself.

This week's edition is titled "Delilah" and truth be told... I don't like this song. But the quality of his material is consistently dope so I'm going to forgive this one. Check out the track and the description below.

"We all know of great heroes and their epic falls, but what corrupts beauty and blackens a womans heart? Its growing up in dire poverty under the headmaster (no pun intended) of the school of hard knocks. And the 1st lesson to little pretty girls in the ghetto is that your body has a price. When this is the lesson women learn how are they to respond to men? I figure much like the black widow or a venus fly trap, looking beautiful and enticing men to utter death. But Brother I tell you when death looks that good in the club its hard not to wanna dance with this she devil. Delilah is more than a girl, its a mind state. A mind state we as men create when we put a price on the pussy. Ain't it only wise then for the person with the supply to charge according to demand? Just some thoughts, peace. Hope you enjoy."

If you're interested in hearing the previous 7 editions of Sunday Morning Massacre, head over to "The Rezidue" and check em out...