Bin Laden (song)
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"Bin Laden" is a hip hop song by MC Immortal Technique and DJ Green Lantern. It features guest appearances from Mos Def, and Eminem (only included on the mixtape version). The song was recorded in 2004 but was not released until the summer of 2005. The 12" vinyl single also featured a remix by the same artists, adding hiphop legends Chuck D of Public Enemy and KRS-One.
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The song, whose lyrics imply that George W. Bush and previous Republican administrations were largely responsible for the September 11, 2001 attacks, was received critically given its controversial chorus theme "Bush knocked down the towers", sampled from the song "Why?" by Jadakiss.
Immortal Technique raps: "[Bush] funded Al-Qaeda, and now they blame the Muslim religion, even though bin Laden, was a CIA tactician, they gave him billions of dollars, and they funded his purpose, Fahrenheit 9/11, that's just scratchin' the surface" In another line, Immortal Technique raps: "And of course Saddam Hussein had chemical weapons. We sold him that shit, after Ronald Reagan's election." The song briefly samples Eminem's 2003 song "We As Americans," which features the controversial lyric "I don't rap for dead presidents / I'd rather see the president dead / It's never been said, but I set precedents."
