As we are on the horizon of Barack Obama’s Presidential Inauguration, the whole nation, as well as the world, is anticipating this prestigious event. Media coverage on this will be tremendous, as it is the most watched; most attended political event in American history.

Throughout the course of a 4 day affair leading up the final occasion when Obama is sworn into office, many concerts and balls will take place in celebration of our 44th President all across Washington, D.C. The lineup for the concerts include outstanding, artists as they were much obliged to provide their musical talents to perform in honor of our first Black President.

At 24hourhiphop.com, we thought it best to do an On Clock Special Report on the Inauguration as we also celebrate this historic event of our first Black President.

 

Youth Inaugural Ball to be Headlined by Kanye West

Washington, D.C. – For this year’s election, many people got involved and made their vote count. As a matter of fact,  the participation of the younger generation tallied up in the millions as they believed in the ability for change. Having our first ever Black President in history was the mark for a new era and people from all over the nation cheered for joy as Barack Obama claimed victory. Two months later, Obama is to be sworn in to complete the process, his inauguration commences this week.

And while the event planners were still confirming artist performances, the list came in early this morning for the Youth Inaugural Ball entitled ‘Be the Change’is to be showcased on this Tuesday (January 20). The committee in charge has officially secured Kanye West, Kid Rock, and Fall Out Boy to headline the grand occasion. MTV and Service Nation has secured the rights to anchor the show live on television, it will simulcast on all MTV Channels worldwide.

These were the comments stated by PIC Executive Director Emmitt S. Beliveau about the ‘Be the Change’ Youth Ball.

“This year, millions of young people got involved and worked to bring change to this country. We wanted to make sure this Inauguration recognized the important role young Americans are playing in making our nation stronger, and we’re thrilled that MTV’s coverage will allow viewers across the country and around the world to come together as part of the inaugural celebration.

With MTV’s coverage highlighting national service and reaching millions of young people around the world, this event will be a great follow-up to Monday’s kickoff of the president-elect’s new national service initiative ‘Renew America Together.’”

At press time, MTV’s coverage will be simulcast in 162 countries, in 33 languages through their global network; the world will be able to see this historic event. It is being held live at the Hilton Washington in Washington, D.C.

I bet Kanye is glad he got to headline that. Either way, I’m quite sure this is will be a grand event that the whole world will enjoy; I mean 33 languages in 162 countries is a real big deal. As a matter of fact, it is for the youth, so the younger generation can see history in the making.

The Presidential Inauguration Schedule of Balls & Events

Washington, D.C. – Throughout Washington, balls, concerts, and galas will be held all over the place. Obama and his family will be attending certain events as this year’s inauguration has become a huge musical celebration in honor of his presidency. All eyes will be on Washington these next couple of days as Obama will give his inaugural speech, his first speech as President.

Here is the lineup brought you by MTV:

Sunday, January 18, 2009

‘We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial.’ The list will be artists will include Bruce Springsteen, U2, Beyonce, Usher, Garth Brooks, Stevie Wonder, John Mellencamp, Shakira, Mary J. Blige, Herbie Hancock, Josh Groban, John Legend and James Taylor. This event will begin at 2:30pm and will be a public celebration free for all to attend. It will be aired on HBO live and again rebroadcasted at 7pm.

Monday, January 19, 2009

The Jonas Brothers and Miley Cyrus will headline at the ‘Kids’ Inaugural Concert.; Jay-Z will be performing at the ‘In Concert on the Eve of Change.’ Interesting enough, Hip-Hop will have our own celebration with the Hip-Hop Inaugural Ball. It will hosted by none other than Russell Simmons. There will be feature appearances from icon LL Cool J, ATLiens Young Jeezy and T.I.

Tuesday, January 20, 2009 – Inauguration Day

At 11:30am that morning, the inauguration ceremony will commence. Joseph Biden will be sworn into office as the Vice President. Aretha Franklin will be singing at the event as well. At noon, as specified by the U.S. Constitution (20th Amendment), presidential terms of office begin and end at 12:00 noon on January 20. Barack Obama will take the oath of office.

The 35 word oath is as follows:

I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.

At around 12:05pm, Obama will give his inaugural speech speaking to a nation, as a matter of fact the world, as the President of the United States of America.

At 2:30pm, Obama and his family will parade down Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol to the White House.

Then later on that night at around 10pm, MTV will air ‘Be the Change: Live From the Inaugural from Obama’s official Youth Inaugural Ball.’ The Neighborhood Ball will include expected performances by Mariah Carey, Jay-Z, Beyonce, Alicia Keys, Faith Hill and Mary J. Blige it will be the Obamas’ first stop that night after his afternoon inaugural address.

With all these events going down in D.C., I should be there. There are way too many other artists to name that will be there for the celebration. I wouldn’t be surprised if 50 and Diddy were somewhere in the crowd. We look forward to seeing Oprah and Jesse Jackson crying for a second time as Obama is sworn into office and adding yet another presidential speech into history.

Young Jeezy to Debut ‘My President’ on MTV

New York, NY – In light of the presidential inauguration, what better than for Jeezy to release his acclaimed track that predicted the winning of Obama. Jeezy and Nas recently recorded the video for ‘My President’ and will debut it on MTV in the midst of Obama’s grand occasion.

With a list of artists making cameo appearances in the video, Jeezy describes the video to be in the same concept of Public Enemy’s ‘Fight the Power’ video that was a big hit some time ago. The six minute video portrays a community holding up an array of picket signs with names of countries from all over the globe as well as the names of prominent figures of our time, including artists like Tupac Shakur, Notorious B.I.G., Pimp C, and Bernie Mac. Throughout the video you will also notice a numinous amounts of Obama posters as the video is about him. Artist cameos in the video include: Bow Wow, Bun B, Greg Street and CTE’s new artist Roccett.

This is what Jeezy told MTV a month before about the idea that was put into ‘My President’ by him and director Gabriel Hart.

“I did [the video] with the ‘Fight the Power’ concept because I remember, back in the day, Flavor Flav and Chuck D marching down the street. They had the old people, the young people, store owners, they had picket signs, everything. It was a sense of black pride, a sense of pride, period.”

At press time, Jeezy will be joining Russell Simmons, T.I., and LL Cool J at the ‘Hip-Hop Inaugural Ball’ this Monday while the ‘My President’ video will be airing throughout the day on MTV Jams.

What a great time to unveil the video that had everyone is an uproar even before the elections in November. Jeezy’s political track has been an influence for many people to believe in change, to believe in their vote. The concept for the video is an ingenious idea in part by following the legacy that Spike Lee and Public Enemy bought to the screen sometime ago. The picket signs of the countries and the names of numinous amounts of people add a certain flare to the idea that our nation, our world is united with the same cause, belief and righteousness.


Video of My President – Young Jeezy featuring Nas