Even if you’ve been living under a rock for the past few days, you probably already know President Barack Obama will be giving a speech at Hooker Fields this afternoon.
The excitement I feel about being in the same place as the President for the first time is only amplified by the fact I’ll be in the same place as a president I have so much in common with.
Like me, Obama is a Leo, and a pretty typical one at that.
Also like me, he loves rap music — Kendrick Lamar’s “How Much a Dollar Cost” was his favorite song of 2015.
But, unlike me, Obama is lucky enough for rap music to love him back — during, and even before, his presidency, some of the best rappers in the game have either referenced him in verses and/or written entire songs about him.
Some songs just include blink-and-you-miss-it namedrops, like Kanye’s “Power (“They say I was the abomination of Obama’s nation / Well that’s a pretty bad way to start a conversation.”)
Others, like Wyclef’s inspirationally iconic “If I Was President,” challenge the President.
Whether you’re anxiously standing in Hooker Fields awaiting Obama’s arrival (what I hopefully will be doing this afternoon) or trying to overhear what he’s saying from your South Campus dorm because you couldn’t get a good enough spot in line (what I probably will be doing this afternoon) listen to this playlist to get into full presidential mode.
~barack beats~
