THE FACTS
The New York Post claims Oprah Winfrey is looking for a home in D.C. to be closer to Barack Obama. 

THE SPIN
Claiming “she wants to be as close to Barack Obama as possible,” supposed “insiders” say Oprah has started a preliminary search for a home in Washington, DC.

If you recall it only took a matter of days for gossipers to imply that Oprah and Michelle Obama hated each other. I guess now we’re supposed to believe it’s because Oprah’s trying to upgrade from Stedman. Is this the best the tabloids can come up with? Oprah Winfrey trying to get into Barack Obama’s draws? Seriously? Either come up with more clever lies or dead the story now.

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THE FACTS
Common believes Barack Obama’s presidential victory will influence rappers to rhyme about more positive messages. 

THE SPIN
Common thinks people are getting tired of rappers writing about guns, drugs, and crime and he has high hopes that the Man of Hope’s White House win will spur a shift in subject matter.

Contact Music quotes Common saying, “I really do believe we, as hip-hop artists, pick up what’s going on in the world. I think hip-hop artists will have no choice but to talk about different things and more positive things. Try to bring a brighter side to that because, even before Barack, I think people had been tired of hearing the same thing.”

So sayeth the man who just dropped a party album. OK, I’m kidding. Common’s always been more of the “conscious rappers,” so it’s not like he’s rhyming like he just stepped out the plantation or the set of the Sopranos.

But is he right in believing Obama will lead to rappers expanding their topics of choice or is he being overly optimistic?

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THE FACTS
Wall Street Journal reports that Diddy will utilize Barack Obama in a new ad campaign for his fragrance, claiming it will help defy stereotypes about Black men. 

THE SPIN
In his new ad, Puff Puff will be dressed as a Black James Bond onboard a yacht on the French Rivera. In a sour economic climate that has led to the return of lay-a-way, you would think people would give the side-eye to a promotional plan he labels “affordable indulgence.”

Not so says Diddy to Wall Street Journal. “Everything on the market isn’t going to be attached to the bad economy,” he said. 

Puffy feels now is the time for marketers to shift their perception of the urban Black male from the stereotypical person with lots of “bling,” to one of successful Black men such as himself and Obama.

He said: “It’s a new America and it’s our time.”

Leave it to Diddy Puffy to find out a way to use an historic presidential election to shill a fragrance. Can’t knock the hustle, but quick question: Isn’t this same stereotypical image he claims to be fighting the very image he helped promote?

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