JAY-Z CALLS FOR U.K. YOUTH TO VOTE
Rapper JAY-Z is urging young Britons to vote in upcoming U.K. elections, = insisting it’s "dangerous" not to exercise the right.
The Empire State of Mind hitmaker insists the rise of far right group t= he British National Party (BNP) is a "problem", urging the country’s yout= h to take a stand and cast their ballot.
He says, "The rise of the BNP is a problem. Power is dangerous in the h= ands of the wrong person and it’s up to the people to get them out of the= re - which goes back to voting. We have to use that power. We can’t just = sit back and not vote - that’s dangerous.
"Everyone needs new blood once in a while. And Britain needs it to shak= e up the country. People are calling it Broken Britain, so there’s obviou= sly a problem. Someone needs to reinvigorate and galvanise the country an= d give it something to believe in. That means a leader with charisma to g= et the youth out to vote." And he hails U.S. President Barack Obama, who he helped campaign for th= e White House, as a great example for other politicians.
He adds, "Britain needs to look at America and Obama to see how he did = it. He connected with the young and gave them something to believe in. Be= fore Obama, people in my neighbourhood were disillusioned. They thought n= othing would happen no matter who was in office. But Obama changed that a= nd really connected with people. He heard us and so we voted. Britain nee= ds a leader who can do the same, who understands the youth and deals with= their needs and what they have to say."
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