By Imani Cheers and Crystal Holmes Another hip-hop political organization, The Hip Hop Caucus, founded by the Rev. Lennox Yearwood in 2004, has recruited artists like T.I. to evangelize. Voting is a particularly personal issue for T.I. who will not be allowed to pull the lever for any candidate on Nov. 4, because of a prior felony conviction for gun possession. So T.I. (born Clifford Joseph Harris Jr.) has joined forces with the Caucus as the spokesman for its “Respect My Vote” campaign. “If I can’t vote, the least I can do is to make up for my minus-one by urging others to vote,” he says

The masses seem to be uniting for the most historical presidential election, ever, as the bi-partisan Hip-Hop Caucus is teaming with Radio One for the “Respect My Vote” Campaign, aimed at registering over 50,000 voters on September 30. According to news sources, the ambitious one day voter registration drive will be held in 15 big market cities throughout the country, including Atlanta, Indianapolis, Baltimore, Detroit, St. Louis, Charlotte, Philadelphia, and Washington DC.

The bi-partisan Hip-Hop Caucus is teaming with Radio One for the “Respect My Vote” Campaign, aimed at registering over 50,000 voters on Tuesday, Sept. 30 from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. The one day drive will be held in 15 big market cities throughout the country, including Atlanta, Indianapolis, Baltimore, Detroit, St. Louis, Charlotte, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C.

Young Jeezy and T.I. have been the 2 rappers who have been doing the most this year in trying to get the young people and new voters to register to vote for this year’s very important presidential election. This past Monday, T.I. and the Hip Hop Caucus, responsible for the “Respect My Vote” campaign, announced that starting September 30th, they are setting a goal of getting 50,000 new voters to register to vote in ONE day. The effort will be tried to be accomplished in several cities, including Cleveland, Dallas, and Baltimore. T.I. and the Hip Hop Caucus will also try to get local radio stations to help in the efforts of getting new voters to register to vote. The drive will be an all day one, which begins at 6AM and does not end until 9PM.

The masses seem to be uniting for the most historical presidential election, ever, as the bi-partisan Hip-Hop Caucus is teaming with Radio One for the “Respect My Vote” Campaign, aimed at registering over 50,000 voters on September 30.

By Ismael AbduSalaam

With the most important presidential election in decades looming, the bi-partisan Hip-Hop Caucus is teaming with Radio One for the “Respect My Vote” Campaign, aimed at registering over 50,000 voters on September 30.

By Anthony Thomas

T.I. and the Hip-Hop Caucus announced today that the “Respect My Vote Campaign” is set to target a world record by registering more than 50,000 new voters in one day.