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Young Jeezy Defends 'My President' Against Bill O'Reilly

'I felt it was necessary,' Atlanta-based rapper says of writing the song.

On "The O'Reilly Factor" Wednesday (January 21), host Dennis Miller mocked [artist id="1243444"]Young Jeezy[/artist] and [artist id="1269"]Jay-Z[/artist]. Bill O'Reilly, host of the show and [article id="1591487"]noted hip-hop hater[/article], also called Jeezy and Jay-Z's performance of "My President" at Club Love in Washington, D.C., "a rant that offended people" (although the audience at the concert screamed in approval afterward).

We already know how both Jay-Z and Jeezy feel about O'Reilly -- we've heard it in their music. On Monday (January 19), before performing "My President" at the Warner Theater, Jeezy talked to MTV News about the importance of the record and what he was trying to express.

"Music is how you feel," Jeezy said about being inspired to write "My President." "But if I can say one word, I'll say 'necessary.' I felt it was necessary. I never ever paid attention to any election. Not really [into] politics or anything like that. It never benefited us. This time around, it's not a black-or-white thing -- you got somebody in there for us that's well-spoken and gonna handle their business. I just wanted to do my part and let them know we need change, we need help, it's rough out there."

Jeezy said that he plans on releasing the remix for "My President," and that Jay-Z's was just the first verse of the remix we heard.

"The song was powerful already with Nas -- now Jay is on there, we got a few more people on the remix. It's not even the song [that's important], it's the message. You still get bits and pieces out of there. You get your 'president is black, Lambo is blue,' but it's bits and pieces in there. You gotta listen. I ain't talking fast, y'all just listening slow."

The Atlanta rapper also described his time in Washington, D.C. over the past few days as an amazing experience.

"It's crazy, man, just to see the energy, just to see the support. All these millions of people are here for one cause," he illustrated. "Everybody is out here. I got a couple of homies who drove from Atlanta, who flew in from Atlanta. The kids are out here. The clubs are crazy, the parties. It's big."

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