Paint the White House Black

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"Paint the White House Black"
Single by George Clinton
from the album Hey, Man, Smell My Finger
ReleasedOctober 1993
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Producer(s) George Clinton
George Clinton singles chronology
"Tweakin'"
(1989)		"Paint the White House Black"
(1993)		"Martial Law"
(1993)

"Paint the White House Black" is an American funk and hip-hop single from the 1993 George Clinton album Hey, Man, Smell My Finger . [1] [2]

Contents

The song features the musical artists Chuck D, Public Enemy, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Yo-Yo, MC Breed, Kam and Shock G. [3]

Critical reception

Rolling Stone wrote, "The words paint the White House black recently appeared in MC Breed's pounding 'Ain't No Future in Yo' Frontin', and with Breed rapping on Clinton's 'Paint the White House Black', the song's concept (defiance, mostly) feels multigenerational and even possible." [2]

Select magazine said, "'Paint the White House Black' adds novelty value otherwise absent from a rather tired selection of seismic beats and silly voices." [4]

Yahoo Music called Clinton's "Paint the White House Black" "one of his best political jabs in years". [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Meyer, Frank (July 18, 2010). "Hey Man...Smell My Finger". Canada: Yahoo Music. Archived from the original on May 24, 2024.
  2. 1 2 Smith, Danyel (January 24, 1994). "Hey Man, Smell My Finger". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on May 25, 2022.
  3. ↑ "George Clinton – Paint The White House Black". Discogs.
  4. ↑ AH (December 1993). "New Albums: Soundbites". Select . p. 92. Retrieved January 4, 2025.


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