It’s pretty evident who President Obama’s favorite new talent is. During a Youtube Q&A, President Obama was asked which rapper he preferred out of Drake and Kendrick Lamar. Can you guess his answer? “Gotta go with Kendrick,” the POTUS revealed.”I think Drake is an outstanding entertainer, Kendrick… his lyrics, his last album, was outstanding. Best album, I think, of last year.”
This wouldn’t be the first time that the president of the United States has sung the praises of K. Dot. Just last month he revealed that Kendrick Lamar’s “How Much a Dollar Cost” off the “To Pimp A Butterfly” album was his favorite song.
Kendrick and President Obama recently met when the rapper took a trip to the White House in support of the Pay It Forward program, which encourages the mentoring of inner city kids. “I look at where I’m at today and realize that most of my success is owed to the mentors that was in my life,” said Kendrick. “I sat down with President Barack Obama and shared the same views. Topics concerning the inner cities, the problems, the solutions, and furthermore embracing the youth, both being aware that mentoring saves lives.”
Kendrick is quite the fan of Obama as well, giving the president a little shout out in his song “Hood Politics.”
