Big Government Honors Thug Rapper
A key point, if not the point of the Big Hollywood blog is to illustrate that pop culture drives politics and not the other way around. Sometimes that case makes itself. Take a look at this AP article:
Rapper Pitbull, whose chart-climbing songs have made him a bilingual favorite, was honored Wednesday with the key to Miami—an accomplishment he said officially cemented his title as “Mr. 305.”…
The Cuban-American performer and Miami native, whose real name is Armando Christian Perez, was presented with the key by Miami Commissioner Thomas Regalado during the morning ceremony.
“Pitbull not only lives in Miami, but he’s been traveling the country and the world sharing a positive message of Miami,” Regalado announced. “So, we should honor not only the dignitaries that visit, but those individuals who make a positive impact on the city.”
Who is this Pitbull character, you ask? For starters he is a rapper, he’s also a thug (he famously punched out a fan at a concert in May), but more importantly, he is probably someone who wouldn’t want me writing a blog post about him (I’m an NRA Lifetime Member–membership dues include “balls”).
He was given the key to the city of Miami because he is “sharing a positive message” with the world about the city. I think that message can be best illustrated with the lyrics to his song called “305 Anthem,” named after the Miami-Dade County area code:
