Sometimes, you have to give respect in order to receive respect. Is that the case with the White House? Well, Jim Jones has openly expressed his stance on rappers visiting the people’s house, regardless of the sitting president. The Dipset rapper recently discussed his views on the subject, asserting that the president’s office should still be respected regardless of political differences.
Respect the POTUS. Agreed. But when that sitting POTUS is wildly disrespectful to his constituents and is seen by millions as an undeniable racist, xenophobic, chaos agent, who many think has sold our great republic to the richest man in the world, should public figures pay homage? We’ll leave that up to ya’ll to decide.
In a candid interview with TMZ, Jones reflected on how things have changed over time, particularly when rappers were initially given the opportunity to visit the White House under the Trump administration. “I’ma take it to the days where I knew the President is the President and we wasn’t allowed to get to the White House [or be] next to the White House,” he said. “It used to be a great thing to do because you’re now talking to the President, or you’re performing for the President.”
Jones continued, emphasizing his view on respecting the office despite personal political preferences: “The president is still the president. It was a race. Somebody lost the race. Somebody won the race. What do they expect us to do? Disrespect the president because that person didn’t win? No, he’s still the president of the United States so we still have to show that much respect to the President of the United States.”
The President is still the President. That part.
Jones, however, made it clear that his opinion isn’t influenced by political affiliations, adding, “I’m not political and sh*t like that. I didn’t vote for anybody.” He further explained that he would not hesitate to visit if he were ever invited. “If I was to get an invitation no matter who was in the office, nine times out of 10, I think I [would] pop out to go to the White House,” Jones admitted. “I’m a kid from the projects that we known the president to be the ruler of the world… I want my chance to be at the White House too… Don’t crucify me for just giving you my honest opinion.”
Not political. Got it.
In other news, Jim Jones is gearing up to release his new project, At The Church Steps, set to drop on February 28. Despite controversy surrounding the political landscape, Jones remains steadfast in his belief that rappers should be free to engage with the political world in their own way.
We’re fans of Capo, so there’s more power to him on the creative front.