The Real Bulworth: Hip Hopolitician in Durham Mayoral

Durham mayoral candidate Jackie Wagstaff, or J-Dub as she prefers to be called, donned bright orange Chuck Taylor shoes and large gold earrings Thursday to announce her Hip-Hop Agenda for City Hall.


Wagstaff said she would use "gangsta" culture and rap music to appeal to disaffected youth, luring them away from crime with the offer of free studio time to record songs. T-shirt giveaways would serve as another enticement.

Wagstaff said last month that she was the only candidate with the street credibility to solve the city's problems with gang violence and school dropouts. Her campaign openly refers to her "run-ins with the law" and embraces the tag that she is "too gangsta for government."