Bin Laden (song)

"Bin Laden", is a hip hop song by MC Immortal Technique, Mos Def and DJ Green Lantern. The song was recorded in 2004 but was not released until the summer of 2005. The 12" vinyl single also featured a remix by the same artists, adding hip hop legends Chuck D of Public Enemy and KRS-One.

Lyrics

The song, whose lyrics imply that George W. Bush and previous Republican administrations were largely responsible for the September 11, 2001 attacks, was received critically given its controversial chorus theme "Bush knocked down the towers", sampled from the song "Why?" by Jadakiss.

Immortal Technique raps: "Bush funded al-Qaeda, and now they blame the Muslim religion, even though bin Laden was a CIA tactician, they gave him billions of dollars, and they funded his purpose, "Fahrenheit 9/11", that's just scratchin' the surface." In another line, Immortal Technique raps: "And of course Saddam Hussein had chemical weapons. We sold him that shit, after Ronald Reagan's election."

In interviews, Immortal Technique has explained lines such as "Bin Laden didn't blow up the projects, it was you" and "Bush knocked down the towers" are affirmations that America's neo-conservative policies led to the terrorist attacks. [ [http://www.socialistparty.org.uk/articles/6140 Immortal Technique at the Coronet, London 4 June 2008 | The Socialist 11 June 2008 ] ]

It also has an Anti-Masonic view [Immortal Technique "Bin Laden", "This ain’t no alien conspiracy theory, this shit is real, Written on the dollar underneath the Masonic seal"] .

amples

Why by Jadakiss

We As Americans by Eminem

Patiently Waiting by 50 Cent featuring Eminem

References

External links

* [http://web.archive.org/web/20061206135530/www.911truthla.org/audio/binladen_djgreenlantern.mp3 "Bin Laden" MP3] .
* [http://www.onlylyrics.com/song.php?id=27010 "Bin Laden" lyrics] .
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiYpMJvqILU Immortal Technique and DJ Green Lantern perform "Bin Laden" at Cooper Union, New York City, 2007] .