Kendrick Lamar’s budding relationship with President Obama has earned the good kid from Compton a fan for life.
During the White House’s official YouTube Interview with President Obama that livestreamed earlier today (January 15), the commander-in-chief was asked his opinion on the potential winner should Lamar and Drake ever square off in a rap battle and he didn’t hold back.
“You gotta go with Kendrick,” President Obama told YouTube star sWooZie. “I’m just saying. I think Drake is an outstanding entertainer, but Kendrick…his lyrics. His last album [To Pimp A Butterfly] was outstanding. Best album I think [that came out] last year.”
In October 2015, the Grammy nominated rap star paid a visit to the Oval Office as part of the “Pay It Forward” initiative that promoted mentoring youth across the country.
“I sat down with President Barak Obama and shared the same views, topics concerning the inner cities, the problem, the solutions and furthermore embracing the youth,” Lamar said in the widely publicized video. “Both being aware that mentoring saves lives. Sometimes I reflect and think back: Where would I be if I didn’t have the presence of an older acquaintance telling me what’s right and what’s wrong, telling me the pros and cons of every move I was about to make, telling me the best way to plan success for my future?”
Watch President Obama’s rap trivia portion of the YouTube interview’s lightning round starting at the 27:22 mark.
Even Obama knows drake is just an entertainer…lol…drake is puff daddy 2016
Take that! Take that! Take that!
Obama is only siding with Kendrick because he’s American. That’s okay, we get it. The reality is that Obama probably prefers Drake. The last album that Nelson Mandela bought before he passed was Drake’s Nothing Was The Same. Madiba loved Drizzy. He thought Drake was the only person who could truly save hip-hop and inspire a generation. He’s like Nas, Coltrane and Marvin Gaye all rolled into one. That’s why he’s worked with other musical greats like Stevie Wonder. That’s why legends like Mary J Blige, and DJ Premier have praised his work. #OVOforever
Foh u one of da 6 goddess hoes lol…Drake is fake bar 4 bar Kendrick will lycially murder him facts
Nigga wrote an essay after Obama picks Kendrick over Drake.. LOL.. Just face the facts that your boy Drake is scared to battle K. Dot because he knows he would get his ass buried alive if he threw shots at Kendrick..
Kendrick would EMBARRASS Drake if push came to shove! Even Drake fans should know this
Your entire comment is one big lie.
D same way u probably said meek mill wud destroy drake…lol…kendrick hasnt murdered anybody as far as I know….storytelling isnt d same as making a diss track….nd as for obama picking kendrick over drake, no surprise, cus drake is canadian. The Canadian president wud probably prefer drake.
D same way u probably said meek mill wud destroy drake…lol…kendrick hasnt murdered anybody as far as I know….storytelling isnt d same as making a diss track….nd as for obama picking kendrick over drake, no surprise, cus drake is canadian. The Canadian president wud probably prefer drake.
Are you smoking crack F-Boy. He said Kendrick would destroy Drake in a battle rap and everyone knows he will. Kendrick dissed in on the BET ciphers and called him and everybody out on CONTROL. WE STILL TALK ABOUT CONTROl unlike what Drake said would happen. Drake sounded like a bitch and said I don’t know why he would do that. Drake is a straight bitch boy. Nobody said anything about sheep soothing music and would you like to hear someone singing half the song. They said rap lyrics and battle rap ONLY you embred
Your name? You misspelled Ovaries!
There’s no coming back from this. President fucking Obama just gave his interpretation of the new emcees of the new school. Kendrick is a real MC, and would definitely
even big sean would embarass drake
drake sucks
he ain’t lying, tpab best album of our era
everybody > drake
Obama interviews are always scripted. He gets people to think hes on the latest trends. Knowing his old ass and being around two daughters he listens to alot more drake, and enjoys it too. Kendrick is to stiff and chipmunk sounding with his flows. Interscope probably kick down some money for promo.
Boy, you couldn’t be more wrong if you tried.
Right because you know what Obama’s daughters listen to.. One of them was wearing a Pro Era shirt, so I wouldn’t be surprised if they listen to a lot of Kendrick..
First of all Forest hills drive shit all over TPAB, cole had both messages and dope production/flow. Kendrick had messages and that’s about it. Even drakes album as a whole was better. Kendrick needs to go back to his GKMC shit.
No.
Or maybe Kendrick likes to experiment with different sounds unlike Drake who just does the same shit every fucking time and never evolves
nice, very nice
Dats why Kendrick is Drake’s biggest fan lol
Not really.
love this
Of course Obama had to sound politically right but WE (Kendrick included) are all Drakes’ fans aren’t we?
Check out this new single????????????????????????https://m.soundcloud.com/rob-gottie/rob-gottie-x-jay-lucciano-ft
Nope.
Who cares about who’s a fan of who?.. This is about who would kill who in a battle.. Stop reaching..
Kendrick is one of the cleanest people out there no doubt, but u can’t compare to different artist. Drake is about poppin bottles and partying, while Kendrick is on that wake the fuck up black folks movement love yourself so I’mma go with k dot music for a lifetime, imma listen to drake when I’m partying and on like shit. By the way in the worlds of south park fuck canada lol sorry random moment.
Check out this new single????????????????????????https://m.soundcloud.com/rob-gottie/rob-gottie-x-jay-lucciano-ft
Drakes better kendricks got his head up his ass these days
Better how? Kendrick is clearly the superior rapper while the only advantage Aubrey has is sales and popularity, which doesn’t make a better rapper. And Aubrey is the one with his head up his ass while Kendrick is the most humble dude in rap.
But a rapper wit a vhost writer, wut da fuck happen??? Oh no! I swear I wouldn’t tell, but most of yall sharing bars like u got the bottom bunk in a two man cell, sumns in the water, n if I gottta brown nose for sum gold, then I’ll rather be a bum than a muthafuxkin baller… Fuckin killed Drake, he is a good entertainer like Dre n Puffy but to compare him wit a MC? PLEEEASE!!!
You should never voice your opinion for anything. Be it Hip Hop? Or life, or politics. Or if peanut butter is better than jelly. You’re a cornball. You should never voice your opinion. Ever. You’re a soft ass dude who doesn’t do politics or take anything serious. An apolitical type. Shouldn’t even pretend you know shit about Hip Hop. Ever. Everrrrr.
Of course the U.S. president didn’t pick the Canadian lol
Don’t get me wrong, Drake isn’t even near kendricks level but seriously lol
obamas got good taste
Damm this is some cringeworthy shit, listining to Obama say what his pr team told him to say. Any of you fuckboys who dont get it yet, he is clearly trying to relate to the younger generation and in reality doesnt have a clue or care less……………..Brainwashed f@ggots.
You do realize that the president has 2 daughters who listen to rap music right?
Hey, Dear Barack
I know you just a puppet, but I’m giving you props
You lying to the public like it ain’t nothin’
And I just love it, I hope it don’t stop
-Ab-Soul
Only in America! Which presidents listen to rapmusic. Come on this dude is 50 years old or something. There are issues that are more important like: poverty, war, people with no jobs etc. Stupid fucks
Obviously the President is not so simple minded that he can have an opinion on multiple things, including the issues you mention.
Note to self: shut the fuck up
“Rap music” is the voice of the American youth. Do you not see why it’s important for the leader of a country to be tuned into what the youth of that country has to say?
An I bet he would pick the Bobcats over the Raptors- of course he is picking home team.LOL!!!
obama said what he had to say. if he said otherwise, he would get backlash but i think the battle would be interesting and unpredictable but sorry, while I love Kendrick, i think drake has better quotables and knows how to “Move the Crowd” in that classic MC way. Even though I dig Drake? I think Kendrick would win as has that underdog perception. It would be similarto Nas (Kendrick) vs Jay-z (Drake). Kendrick as an artist just has more substance re: social issues so of course, Obama would choose him but frankly, other than a few choruses, they are very few Kendrick songs I remember bar for bar whereas Drake has knack for creating ear worms with quotes you just cant forget after listening to his music once or twice. Glad im at a place in hiphop where the two top MCs are not wanna-be gangsta fake thugs. Its great time for hiphop.
No, Drake isn’t better at all. His quotables are wack and it’s Kendrick, who also has quotables for days, who can move the crowd like a classic emcee. If you’re truly a fan of Kendrick, you can remember more than just “a few songs bar for bar.” You’re not a fan of his at all, you’re more of a biased Drake stan taking shots at Kendrick who only remembers Drake’s songs because of how simplistic they are. You’re praising him for making catchy shit, which is the easiest thing about writing music since it’s just repeating the same word or phrase multiple times. That’s not impressive at all. You act like Kendrick doesn’t have memorable quotes when he does. If you’re truly a Kendrick fan, then you can remember his songs by heart. You’re a phony.