| "Dear Mr. President" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Various Artists | |
| Released | 2004 |
| Genre | Rap |
| Length | 7:14 |
| Producer(s) | Fredwreck |
"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. It is also available on Fredwrecks' Greatest Hits Episode 1 CD.
History
The politically charged song is directed at George W. Bush, criticizing him for the war in Iraq. 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.
It features Everlast, Mobb Deep, The Alchemist, Mack 10, WC, Evidence, Defari, KRS-One and B-Real.
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.
References
- ^ 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.