Jay Z, Nas and Others Featured on Obama’s 2016 Summer Playlist
It's no surprise that President Obama has good taste in music. Today (Aug. 11), he takes to Twitter (or, ya know, whoever runs his account) and shares his 2016 summer playlist, which includes Jay Z, Nas and more.
The POTUS didn't drop any half-hearted, 10-track mix, either. Barry O delivers two separate playlists - songs for the daytime and songs for the nighttime - for a total of 39 tracks consisting of a variety of genres.
Among the hip-hop records Obama included are Nas and Damian Marley's "As We Enter," Jay Z's "So Ambitious," Common's "Forever Begins," Wale's "LoveHate Thing," Chance The Rapper's "Acid Rain" and Method Man and Mary J. Blige's "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need."
Check out the tracklists below and remember – our President is black.
Daytime
1. "LoveHate Thing" - Wale
2. "Smooth Sailin'" - Leon Bridges
3. "Elevator Operator" - Courtney Barnett
4. "Home" - Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
5. "Many the Miles" - Sara Bareilles
6. "Tightrope" - Janelle Monáe
7. "Classic Man" - Jidenna
8. "So Ambitious" - Jay Z feat. Pharrell
9. "Me Gustas Tu" - Manu Chao
10. "Forever Begins" - Common
11. "The Man" - Aloe Blacc
12." As We Enter" - Nas & Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley
13. "Sinnerman" - Nina Simone
14. "U Got the Look" - Prince
15. "Rock Steady" - Aretha Franklin
16. "Good Vibrations" - Beach Boys
17. "Don't Owe You A Thang" - Gary Clark Jr.
18. "Man Like That" - Gin Wigmore
19. "II B.S. (edit)" - Charles Mingus
Nighttime
1. "If I Have My Way" - Chrisette Michele
2. "Espera" - Esperanza Spalding
3. "Tell It Like It Is" - Aaron Neville
4. "Alright" - Ledisi
5. "Trapped By A Thing Called Love" - Denise LaSalle
6. "Lady" - D'Angelo
7. "So Very Hard to Go" - Tower of Power
8. "Midnight Sun" - Carmen McCrae
9. "Cucurrucucú Paloma" - Caetano Veloso
10. "Green Aphrodisiac" - Corinne Bailey Rae
11. "I'll Be There for You / You're All I Need" - Mary J. Blige / Method Man
12. "Lover Man" - Billie Holiday
13. "Criminal" - Fiona Apple
14. "Acid Rain" - Chance the Rapper
15. "My Funny Valentine" - Miles Davis
16. "Do You Feel Me" - Anthony Hamilton
17. "I Get Lonely" - Janet Jackson
18. "Lean In" - Lizz Wright
19. "All Day Music" - War
20. "Say Yes" - Floetry
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