Rapper turned political candidate, Brad Scarface Jordan, left, visits with voter Michele Lemon and her son outside of an early voting location in the Sunnyside neighborhood of Houston, Texas.Photo: John L. Mone (AP)<\/p>\n
Hip hop and you dont stop!<\/p>\n
A rap music trailblazer has blazed new trails in southern political circles.<\/p>\n
Brad Jordan, also known as Scarface a member of Houstons pioneering rap group The Geto Boys, ran for City Council and came close to winning.<\/p>\n
Last week, it was pretty much established that the revered lyricist had what it took to shake up the political scene when he was carried into a runoff election to represent District D, which reportedly has more than 200,000 residents and stretches into the south and southeast sides of Houston.<\/p>\n
At Saturdays run-off, the Houston Chronicle reported that former educator Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, 66, out-polled Jordan for the seat held by Dwight Boykins who opted not to seek re-election to pursue an unsuccessful mayoral bid.<\/p>\n
But the former Def Jam Records rapper was a formidable contender since joining community efforts to combat the crime, poverty and gang violence his lyrics glorified during his 1990s hip-hop heyday. <\/p>\n
The 49-year-old Mind Playing Tricks on Me rapper told the Associated Press that he wanted to be proactive in making a change to the chronic poverty and crime that afflicts his neighborhood.<\/p>\n
You can sit back and point out the problems or you can address them and bring solutions to the table, he told the outlet.<\/p>\n
2017 data compiled by Boykins stated that African Americans make up 53 percent of the district and that 30% of the population earns less than $25,000 a year.<\/p>\n
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