Last month there was an informational conference held in Washington D.C. called "Healthcare Remix" that featured Malik "Phife Dawg" Taylor of A Tribe Called Quest, and J. Dilla's mother Maureen Yancey. During the event, the panelists (which also included Hip-Hop Caucus CEO Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr and SEIU Healthcare President Dr. L Toni Lewis), expressed their deep concerns about the growing number of self employed musicians that are dangerously uninsured.

Healthcare Reform is the most important political issue affecting today’s hip-hop community of artists, producers, promoters, managers, and fans. It could potentially provide coverage to over 20 million of the self-employed, uninsured Americans which consist of the entrepreneurs of tomorrow, and the music moguls of the future.

I urge all of the men and women within the hip-hop community to support the Presidents plan for a comprehensive change within the health insurance industry.