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April 07, 2008
Reggae rocked for Mandela and is now Boosting Barak Obama
By: Joseph Cunningham
 The name Barack Obama is a name familiar to all and sundry across the globe and it's no surprise that a song, titled, "Barack Obama," composed by legendary Jamaican singer, Cocoa Tea is receiving critical acclaim worldwide.
Cocoa Tea has been the mastermind behind many of Reggae’s greatest cultural hits that include the current hit about the United States Presidential Contender.
"I'm in support of Obama because of the ideas for change I hear him articulating. I would really love to see a man like him hold the high seat in the White House," Cocoa Tea asserted.
He revealed that he recently received a call from the Associated Press based in the US about the song and further revealed that, "since then there has been a media craze including the Miami Herald."
A few weeks ago the song became the first Reggae track to be played on CNN. Work is now being done to complete Cocoa Tea's new album titled, Barack Obama. It will be a double CD... 18 tracks each.
Commenting on heightened support for Obama, he said, "I actually would like to be a part of Obama's campaign for the presidency. I want to get in touch with the right persons on his team since the song is creating this kind of buzz."
There are unconfirmed reports that the song was recently aired on FOX as well.
Posted by yardFlex at April 7, 2008 10:32 AM
Comments
Nice! Can you post the song or link to the song?
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Posted by: JasonKingston
on April 7, 2008 01:32 PM
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Congratulations to Cocoa Tea, Writing a song for a presidential candidate is reggae history. Not too happy that fellow West Indians aren't praising Cocoa Tea by posting any comments on this page. I see that you're more interested in commenting on the "Hottie Hottie" page or commenting on beyonce and Jay-z's so-called marriage. It would be a good thing, if more West Indian people started to take an interest in what goes on in the Caribbean, including praising the accomplishments that emanate from Jamaica, including other islands. Big ups to Trinidad and its beautiful women. Going to get bucwild in June, when I get down there.
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Posted by: hehe
on April 7, 2008 03:30 PM
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why does cocoa tea want to get enraptures in Americas politics and want to take it to that level such as campaigning for Baracka,whats really at stakes there? oh i guess some cd sale good for him
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Posted by: John otieno odumbe
on April 7, 2008 03:57 PM
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Hi.am a kenyan & a big time fun of cocoa tea with Nuff respect for him & now him supporting my own village man gives me this feeling that i cant express.thanks cocoa, you are a real African.big up large nuff respect.
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Posted by: B-RAD
on April 8, 2008 10:43 AM
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This guy is an idiot. He looks good and gives great speeches, but he is an empty suit. I guess that teks away my blackness. A good candidate would have been Condoleeza Rice. Is she black??? I just hate it when artists or actors endorse and campaign for candidates. It makes them look retarded. Especially a Jamaican supporting a US candidate. We the great babylon right??
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Posted by: ps
on April 8, 2008 05:21 PM
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b-rad, how can you possibly say condoleeza rice would be a good candidate? she represents an administration thats lost basically all credibility, has about a 20% approval rating, and made the biggest foreign policy blunder of out lifetime. explain how obama is an empty suit? he's young and charismatic so that somehow makes him not legitimate?
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Posted by: crystal
on April 8, 2008 10:02 PM
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big up cocoa Jamaican's not giving u any credit you is a lengend anyway di funds da go and look it i don't blame u nuff repect.
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Posted by: DUBFYAH
on April 9, 2008 07:52 AM
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DID YUH KNOW SEH COCOA TEA NUH WRITE SONGS ?
SPEAKIING ON A UNIIQ FM WUTH RASS MUBARAK HIM SEH "
"MI NUH WRITE SONG WITH PEN AND PAPER IT JUS COME INA DREAM AND JUST DWEET !"
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Posted by: SISTADREADLOKS
on April 9, 2008 12:01 PM
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JasonKingston
PLIS GET YU FACTS STRAIT,,,
IT NUH MATTER IF DEM JAMAICANS NUH HAIL UP COCOTEA FI DI SONG,,,
LISTEN NOW WAA GWAAN YAH...
DI SONG MASSIVE IN AFRIKA!!!!
IF THERE WAS A COUNTRY NAME AFRIKA THEN THAT IS THE NATIONAL ANTHEM,,,BELIEV IT OR NOT...
THE ANTHEM NAME BARRACK OBAMA BY COCOTEA!!!!
B-RAD!!!!
U DI IDIOT!!!!
BLAAAD FYAH PAN U
U A REAL DISGRACE TO BLAK PEOPLE,,
WA DAT U A COME IN WIT NAME CONDO FRIGGIN WAT????
U A REAL COUNTRY DUPPY
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Posted by: info
on April 9, 2008 12:46 PM
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Well i dont know if u people realize that what happens in usa affects us all. Bushes ecision to war has affected oil prices around the globe. it is good that cocoa tea supports obama and i think the whole caribbean should. for the person who wanted the link its on youtube , search for it
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Posted by: DD
on April 9, 2008 09:26 PM
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I THINK HIM A GUANNN GOOD BIG UP U SELF COCOA TEA
B-RAD GO SUCK U MUMA UR IDIOT!!
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Posted by: B-RAD
on April 10, 2008 03:52 PM
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Be great to have the firs blk prez to sign in b*tty marraige. I don't like far left liberals whateva the color.
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Posted by: Barrington
on April 10, 2008 08:30 PM
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NUFF refpect to Cocoa Tea, you a de man. Dem bad mind people who have bad fi say about Obama a fool. Some of you fi know you self. Obama is fa real if elected will change the world
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Posted by: slew dem
on April 11, 2008 12:33 PM
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reallll ruckus... luv d tune... LEGEND!!!! :-)
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Posted by: kingston reid
on April 12, 2008 03:20 PM
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does coco T realise that america stands today as one of the biggest symbol of babylon?
a jus more fyah pon the ras
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Posted by: mafia
on April 12, 2008 03:22 PM
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i dont think dabbling into us politrix is the right stuff right a now fi any Jamaican artiste..
if we will blaze the fire, it may burn him also
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Posted by: millah
on April 13, 2008 10:25 PM
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Racism in America is real! b-rad are you white? Babylon in just America?...no evil people are everywhere!! I'm from the states and I have friends from everywhere and here if you don't open your mouth they just assume your black. so where ever you from Jamaica, Haiti, Africa... we all come from the same place.Politicians...well whether we like it or not they will be always there. Everybody in the states somewhere down the line got a auntie, uncle, grandma, cousin(whatever) from jamaica or somewhere else and it's time for a change we need to throw some color in the white house. It's gonna effect us all...batty boy gettin married, they gonna do it any way, people are dying in war for no reason and that's just one. B-RAD. You and Condaleeza...whatever her name.. your the same color. You asked. The fire would burn alot of people from jamaica too! Fire pon evil!
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Posted by: Donnavon
on April 13, 2008 11:56 PM
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b-rad you is a big disgrace to black people go s*ck yu muma b*tty bwoy i really dont know why people like you as to live in this world find another world batty bowy leave obama alone is where yu live mr fish please leave yard flex alone no body need a comment from you ok bye fish man.
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Posted by: Donnavon
on April 13, 2008 11:57 PM
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b-rad you is a big disgrace to black people go s*ck yu muma b*tty bwoy i really dont know why people like you as to live in this world find another world b*tty bowy leave obama alone is where yu live mr fish please leave yard flex alone no body need a comment from you ok bye fish man.
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Posted by: Dat Hot
on July 5, 2008 12:01 PM
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Stop the Blood fire Bickering B.S. and stand up strong and the know seh the future of the world stability is at stake. If you tired of the suffering, unnecessary war, propaganda, and f@ckrey. Vote for the real Big Man. .. "Obama". Equal Rights & justice. Damn....you just have some fassy weh love fi suffer.Register to vote and make up the real majority.
~ Rudeyouth.com
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Posted by: Philip Ngesa Izo
on October 19, 2008 04:12 AM
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All dem and crew
Nuf respec .what a lovly msg from cocotea abt Obama son of Kenya
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Posted by: mamazouk
on October 29, 2008 11:49 PM
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B-Rad...What you need to overstand is that Cocoa Tea sees Barak Obama as a symbol for change that can effect not only the U.S., but the world. Cocoa Tea is a true rasta. One love, one people is not about Jamaica, it is about the world uniting and being one people. Jamaicans have the right to take interest in the rest of the world. Selassie is not from Jamaica, nor is Mandela and they were both political figures. What the hell are your really dealing with, man?
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Posted by: Fundi Izzo (Kibuye)
on November 7, 2008 09:50 PM
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Obama Obama Obama! ,from Africa Kenya sent out by God to unite the world ,to bring American souldiers home and to restore peace .God bless cocotea as we paint whitehouse black.
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Posted by: Nita
on November 26, 2008 05:12 PM
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OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GOD PLZ HELP THE HATERZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.......DAM BLACK TATS Y SUM A UNO A DEAD FASS,UNO CHAT TOO MUCH OBAMA ALL THE WAY COCO TEA SONG MAD IT A TEK LIFE ...HIM A MEK HIM MONEY SO HATERZZZ GO GET A LIFE AND MEK SUM MONEY TO ...
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