TIMZ - Iraq (www.myspace.com/timz)

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Iraqi-American rapper TIMZ has released a politically charged music video that is getting international attention since its debut on YouTube.com.

Winner of the 2007 Hollywood Film Festival Music Video of the Year

Winner of MTVu's "The Freshman" in 2007

Winner of TheBeat.fm Summer Contest

"Iraq" is destined to be a true rallying cry during these difficult political times. TIMZ's background allows him to give a unique perspective of the war. "My parents are from Iraq but I was born in the United States. I feel like I'm able to connect to both sides of this war a little more than the average person. That's why I wrote the song the way I did; the first verse is written from the perspective of an Iraqi while the second verse is written from the perspective of an American. The third verse is a history lesson!"

"Dear Mr. George Bush," TIMZ raps. "Why do you insist to make a fool of us? For over 200 years... we stood for what's good, now we despised by our peers; And what do you...but add fuel to the fire and send in more troops. Oh the troops God save the troops; it wasn't their war their lies their fault. America the beautiful what did they do to you, they used you its so indisputable!"

On his fiery and autobiographical debut CD, TIMZ—aka Tommy Hanna, an American born rapper of Chaldean and Iraqi descent--gets right up in our faces, mixing explosive, Middle Eastern tinged beats with incendiary rhymes in an effort to shatter those ugly stereotypes that have plagued people who look like him since 9/11 and the start of the Iraq war.

Make no mistake, the title of TIMZ powerful, outspoken and heavy grooving 14- track collection—a nominee for Best Hip-Hop Album at the 2006 San Diego Annual Music Awards—says it all: the San Diego born and bred artist is Open For Business.

"Iraq" was directed by Ron Najor at TheBuzzLA.com

Channel: Music
Uploaded: January 19, 2007 at 9:21 am
Author: vigproductions

Length: 00:03:40
Rating: 4.52
Views: 540557

Tags: TIMZ Iraq Bush Saddam Hussein War Chaldean Iraqi American San Diego video music hollywood Hannity Colmes Assyrian

Video Comments:
emolife911 (July 5, 2008 at 3:02 am)
its not us its the haterz that hate us..
hamzadutempl (July 5, 2008 at 12:32 am)
motherfuck bush he is republican
emolife911 (July 4, 2008 at 4:12 am)
nice....rap....who iz that guy anywayz...guy thats rapping
iraqigstar (July 2, 2008 at 12:29 am)
aidandrew this is for you= iraq had nothing to do with the 9/11 it was "binladin" which is in saudi arabia im iraqi and all these terror stuff is not real!! no such iraqi will want to destroy part of his country or part of his blood "iraqi people" they are people
iraqigstar (July 2, 2008 at 12:25 am)
iraqi sunnis and shias we are all brothers and sissters why the hatred between us?
trueyemeni (June 30, 2008 at 7:15 am)
This guy is going to be big if he keeps this up u know who he reminds me of " Nas , Lupe fesico and 2 pace
ChaldeanbeautyOx (June 30, 2008 at 6:22 am)
This is an amazing song. God bless Timz And Iraq.♥
magyar58 (June 30, 2008 at 12:19 am)
Shame on America for INVADING IRAQ!
It is all a lie! No weapons of Mass Destruction
As a Veteran of the US Military our troops have died in vain!
God forgive America for what it has done!!!!!
Assyria4eva (June 29, 2008 at 2:56 pm)
Thank you America for driving the indigenous people of Iraq to the verge of extinction.
America your foreign policy is the killer of the last of the Aramaic speaking people who have survived for thousands of years. You call yourself Christians you are responsible for killing the Christians of Iraq. The Assyrians.
kasmarogi123 (June 30, 2008 at 1:00 am)
shut up i hope that you go extinct