The Billiken's Bluff

As part of their 20 Million Loud Campaign, MTV interrupts their own broadcasts to bring the populace important public service announcements. I’ve seen two so far, a rather ordinary commercial featuring a sheepish-looking Tony Hawk. However, the second version of the announcement featuring Puff Daddy is pure genius.



With decibels of yelling unseen since the Hate Me Now duet with Nas, or possibly even the Victory song with Biggie, and Busta Rhymes, Puff Daddy goes off. Puffy, sporting his best marathon mohawk, addresses the viewer from behind a very presidential-looking desk, P. Diddy’s pontificates that if this were his country he would make sure that every person had health care, housing, etc. He then pauses and states that:

Wait a second, this is my motherfucking country. Vote for something, just vote.

The announcement then instructs you how to go online to register at MTV.com. AWOOD has often asked what that elderly woman on the porch in Akron would think about certain political happenings.



Well, after watching P. Diddy, I think she would vote for the presidential ticket that seemed farthest from the mohawked Sean Combs.

P. Diddy is heading an organization called Citizen Change. The goal of the organization is to get youths to vote, for some candidate, for any candidate.



P. Diddy says:

"We have the power to make things cool, hot and sexy- from the clothes we wear to the cars we drive to the bling we buy, " Diddy declared during his voter registration at NYU's Kimmel Center. "Now we're going to make voting cool. We are the true leaders of today."

Well, I'm not sure if it matters how cool your vote is, and it may be too late anyway, but I'll try to do my part to counteract that old lady in Akron. Get out and vote, for someone. You can register at MTV.com.