Check out seven rappers who have tested the political waters in recent years
, Mike reiterated that he still planned to run for a political office "one day." As for his intentions specifically in 2015, he said: "More importantly -- and the reason why I did it besides the fact that I think politicians need to understand that people from the regular constituencies are willing to run against them -- I wanted to make people aware that the election was even happening." that he wanted to run for school board "when I'm done rapping.
Luther "Uncle Luke" Campbell, formerly of the 2 Live Crew, announced in 2011 that he planned to run for mayor of his native Miami-Dade County. Luke announced his intentions in a : "I get in my car, ride around Liberty City, and everything looks the same as when I was in the neighborhood growing up. I see the same crimes in the same areas. Officers and residents are still getting killed in the community I grew up in.
"With less than $10,000 in campaign contributions, a small band of hard-working, unpaid volunteers, and the power of the alternative press, we put a real scare into the political machines that control our local elections," Luke following the loss. "We showed them that a candidate who is not beholden to special interests can be taken seriously."
If he would have won, Luke said he wanted to rework the county budget the same way he did for his music label,
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