Timz featured on KGTV's Channel 10 News

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

"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.

This news clip is from January 29th, 2007

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[abl0003]

yee TiMZ UR THE MANNN, LOVE YA BRO MAKIN US CHALDEANS PROUD, YALLA TAKE IT EASY CUZZ LOVE FROM AUSTRALIA

[rattlesnake187]

you nerds learn your history motherfuckers!!

the man iz speaking the truth and fuck chuck norris u fucken nerd cunt peace to iraq timz u man PEACE!!

[Mesopotamian100]

Whats wrong with everyone?A New yorker,Chicagoan,Los Angelian,San Diegoan are still American no matter where they are from.In the American civil war the north and south fought.They were all the same people with differences in views.It ended and alls well!Assyrian,Chaldean,Babylon­ian,Sumerian were all the same thing.All the cities I mentioned have different accents.Still one language and people sound familiar?Our ancestors were one and the same!We today(read and write)the same w/many accents!!!

[sndra88]

proud to be Chaldean and Catholic. Australia is watching u TIMZ.

[amandaog69]

Why fight over religion. I'm better then you no I'm better then you . We were her first no we were here first. What does that remind you of.... unite please love that's what timz is talking about. You like his music then support his cause for makeing the song..

[iraqiprincess7]

he i meant lol not she hehe:)

get along all of you,

you shouldnt fight we all come from the same country k people

[iraqiprincess7]

ook seriously all of you just shut up

im chaldean and proud but still u why u guys gotta fight,

whether your muslim iraqi, christian assyrian or chaldean WERE all Iraqi, history yes we know it wasnt called iraq before but thats the past, now the country is called Iraq get it, on the map YOU SEE IRAQ, get it, so all you should get a long christian or not SUPPORT TIMZ shes the da bomb:P

[MegaChaldean]

some of u guys are on cruise cntrl wake up man seriously all this conections we have in common are conectted like this ima hit to ya ok u ready chaldean was Chaldo Assyrian was assio they wer brothers same shit different smell different dialects Sooraye all the way keep up the good work timz CHALDEANS FOR LIFE.

[MadeinBaghdad]

@MebbIraq you guys are the native Iraqis, I agree! it's your country and you should have get your rights based on that! God Bless u from Iraqi Muslim!

[MebbIraq]

because we r the NATIVES of iraq and DIFFER from arabs, we speak NEO ARAMIAC or chaldean/assyrian. we r a DIFFERNT ethnicity so why would we jus call ourselves iraqies?? natives of america and canada do not jus say "i am american or canadian" they say i am NATIVE or INDIAN. cuz they DIFFER from the rest of the americans or canadians. by LAND we r iraqi, yes. bes by BLOOD(ethnicity) we r chaldo/assyrian, SHLAMA.

[SuperAbdo1996]

@hotiraqis idc if ur a girl or boy but i agry with u

amricans and iraqis shouldnt fight

i think they should fight blacks

LMAO fuck u all blacks

[SuperAbdo1996]

@hotiraqis idc if ur a girl or boy but i agry with u

amricans and iraqis shouldnt fight

i think they should fight blacks

LMAO fuck u all blacks