If Drake ever wants to star as Barack Obama in a film, the former president of the United States has his support. In an appearance on Complex’s 360 With Speedy Morman, 44 was asked whether he would give the Toronto actor-turned-musician his blessing to play a role as him — to which he welcomed with open arms.
“I will say this: Drake seems to be able to do anything he wants,” Obama said. “That is a talented, talented brother. So if the time comes and he’s ready? You know what, Drake has — more importantly, I think — my household’s stamp of approval. I suspect Malia and Sasha would be just fine with it.”
The question follows the former Degrassi star’s comments about an Obama biopic during a Paper Magazine interview in 2012.
“I hope somebody makes a movie about Obama’s life soon because I could play him,” Drake said. “That’s the goal. I watch all the addresses. Any time I seen him on TV, I don’t change the channel. I definitely pay attention and listen to the inflections of his voice. If you ask anyone who knows me, I’m pretty good at impressions. I’ve been reading scripts for a while. I want to do something great. I want to do something for my culture: the younger people who are still in tune with everything going on. I’m actually writing with my friends right now.”
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During the Complex interview, Obama also addressed his recent statement calling Hip Hop music “all about the bling, the women, the money,” which received some backlash.
“You’re speaking to a president who brought Common, Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole into the White House, whose every playlist has Hip Hop,” he said. “So, I am the first to recognize the power of Hip Hop, not just as music, but as social commentary. I am a huge fan of all kinds of rappers, and many of them are my friends. So, what is true through, and I think, you know, every time I make a statement like this, I get pushed back, and I’m like, ‘Come on y’all, what, you’re not listening to these lyrics? You’re not watching to these videos?’
“There are many, many, even among rappers I love, attitudes with respect to women or material belongings that reinforce the sense that the measure of the man is how much stuff he’s got and sexual conquest. And that is not a controversial statement, that is a true statement.”
Interviewer Speedy Morman then mentioned the main problem was him putting the whole genre under the same stereotype.
“And that’s fair,” Obama responded. “Look, you’ve done enough interviews. There’s going to be a slip somewhere in terms of broad characterizations. I think people need to look across the board what I’ve said with respect to not just my admiration for any particular artist, but my embrace of Hip Hop culture that I brought into the White House in a way that was unprecedented. But I also think it’s important for us as men to realize that stuff we enjoy and take for granted sometimes has messages that I don’t know how young boys coming up are internalizing.
Obama continued, “I think we have to recognize that as Americans we are in a culture that puts a big premium on material wealth, no matter how you got it, and no matter what impact it has on other people. And that is pervasive in out culture, and Donald Trump is almost a caricature of this, right? Everything’s gold plated, everything’s big, and I’m gonna show off all my wealth.
“And we’re not immune to that, our whole culture is full of that. And I think what has always been interesting to me is artists who ask questions about that. Now sometimes they’re reflecting the reality of the world that they live in, but that doesn’t mean we stop asking questions about, because that’s how we’re gonna grow and have to reflect.”
maybe drake can play him and try and stop a terrorist attack i suppose. what else are you going to do? the birther controversy used to be a muslim. what is that brothers name on the daily show noah something he acted as the president.
The birther controversy used to be a Muslim? A controversy (idea) changed religions?
Yes conspiracy theories do change over time. Like paul mccartney replaced after dying in 1967. By a musician who was way taller and had plastic surgery. Oetim, different evidence comes to light, theories adjust
drake fits like a glove. but i have already seen better acts.
Drake wants to do something for his cloture. You know, cosplay Canadians that pretend to be American and steal our culture and slang while making a soft-ads mockery of it. Why not shit on one of our most iconic figures ever while he is at it? This guy makes the argument to build a wall to our North viable.
Boh They are similar in some ways. The masses like the optics, superficial appearances of both. Talk, slim. Clean cut. Not radical eg. Stop nba strike, yet popular due to seeing like change.. yes I can see the similarities. Both use each other to boost and protect each other’s reputation. Unsurprising alliance. Obama backers got him to rescue c-raypist today that was more surprising , more audacious and revealing of how shallow obama ethics are
Make sure the Obozo Hussein biopic touches on the subject of his illegals in cages, invasion of seven countries, illegal wars, thousands of bombs dropped, killing Gadaffi and screwing Libya, the Fast & Furious scandal w Eric Holder, Benghazi, Killary’s emails, Uranium One, Giving a billion dollars to enemy Iran, having an Iranian telling him what to do (Valerie Jarret), Susan Rice and her mafia, Biden family pay for play schemes, Hunter smoking crack and banging Obama’s daughter, Obama’s daughter high at Coachella, spying on Trump, election fraud, the birth of ISISand finally Big Mike’s true identity.
Two dick suckas…. both sissy…
Lol both dudes are jokes … and soetoro …. we heard what you said about Mexicans yesterday ,your the real bigot.
Obama reaching on that one. Definitely should be Phil LaMarr that plays him
in other news hell just froze over and hollywood is a gigantic burning dumpster pile..thats why none of the celebrities actually live there.