First Lady of United States, Michelle Obama Takes To Rapping, Checkout Her New Video

Reinforcing her status as the coolest mom on the planet, Michelle Obama – with the help of Saturday Night Live comedian Jay Pharoah – has dropped her first rap video (scroll down to watch), about how kids should go to college.

“If you wanna fly jets, you should go to college. Reach high and cash checks, fill your head with knowledge,” the pair rap.  If you wanna watch paint, don’t go to college. But for everything else, you should go to college.”
The video, which was made with the help of the Gregory Brothers and CollegeHumor, is part of the first lady’s Reach Higher campaign. It aims to help kids get a higher education, “whether at a professional training program, a community college, or a four-year college or university”.
The initiative informs children of college opportunities, helps them understand financial aid and supports high school counsellors, according to its website.
In the video, the first lady and Pharoah, who has impersonated her husband on SNL, donned sunglasses outside the White House and informed the nation that college is necessary, unless you want to “watch paint” or “stare at grass”.
“I want to honor and empower young people who are working hard in school and pursuing their dreams – and I want to do it in a fresh and fun way,” Obama said in a statement.
In the video Obama, who grew up in a working-class family in the South Side of Chicago, raps about her own experiences of working hard to do well at Princeton and Harvard.
“We had to do overtime every night to make it tomorrow and everyone can really make their dream true,” she raps. “Hey, kid listening in Michigan, that could be you.”
Sam Reich, CollegeHumor’s head of video, said in a statement: “I think the country will join me in saying: ‘Mrs Obama, we think you should cut an album.’”

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1yAOK0nSb0" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1yAOK0nSb0</a>

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Posted: at 11-12-2015 03:45 PM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero

The lady is quite cool and hip too

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Posted: at 11-12-2015 04:12 PM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero

that was so hilarious you have made my day hahhahahaha... Daris God O will be the hook LMAO!

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Posted: at 11-12-2015 04:39 PM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Nice one ma'am. Well done. We know in america, they will listen to u. Here in africa, our leaders are not educated so they don't understand dat rap.

Posted: at 11-12-2015 05:55 PM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Have tried to download this video but I can't, anyway, what ever she is doing I think she's trying to advise the youth.

Posted: at 11-12-2015 10:49 PM (9 years ago) | Hero

First lady wey no get job ma to dey rap be the new trend abi?

Posted: at 12-12-2015 07:10 AM (9 years ago) | Hero

Nice one first lady

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Posted: at 14-12-2015 08:07 PM (9 years ago) | Hero

Nice rap lines.

Posted: at 7-01-2016 04:39 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac