Updated: December 17, 2009

When the ball dropped on 2009
The economy was bad, I ain't gonna be lying

Unemployment was high and it started to climb
Bush was our President for short of time

On January 20th, the first black President
Obama, stepped in like a veteran

Beyonce sang "At Last" -
Then Etta James said that she would whup her fast

So Obama got a stimulus passed
Hundreds of billion in cash

Some thought the spending wasn't okay
So the threw more tea parties than Earl Grey

It's sorta major that Sotomayor
Is the first Latino on the Supreme Court

Health reform? Wait for the medicine
Didn't happen, we'll check in again in 2010

Iran chose their president for tomorrow
People thought he cheated, and protests followed

Plus we saw Iceland's money declined
So bleak, they even had to close Mickey D's

The world seemed troubled at times
Packed with conflicts in 2 double-0-9

North Korea held two US journalists
Captive, until Bill Clinton got active

Ukraine and Russia had a fight
Over gas when Russia cut off the supply

Leaving Europeans in need of petroleum
Other battles show no signs of folding in

Afghanistan is still at war too
The prez is about to send over more troops

Let's end the year peacefully, that's the best way
We could improve for the next decade

2009 saw plenty of action
Let's start with a shout out to Michael Jackson

The King of Pop had us all wishing he was living
And when he died, he nearly took the internet with him

But it won't stop the party
And celebration for the discovery of "Ardi"

The oldest known human ancestor remains
And if ya look at us today man it ain't much changed

Its strange - knowing that there's water on the moon
And if Global Warming's bad we could be moving there soon

And the net is ridiculous
A year ago, nobody could tell you what "Twitter" is

'09 was great, but for some, hit or miss
Like Kanye West when he dissed Taylor Swift

Flocab got them rhymes for ya'll
The Year in Rap baby par

Get your mind involved - and we OUT!