Obama Talks About Prince In Clip From New David Letterman Netflix Show

[youtube id=”-a12nTEcoqE”] David Letterman has a new show debuting on Netflix Friday (January 12th) and in this clip he talks to Barack Obama about Prince. The former president describes an incident with the artist months before his death. Obama’s daughter Sasha was invited on stage by Prince and she convinced her father to dance with them. The name of the show is My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman.




Media Questions Of The Week

Barack Obama New Orleans Katrina 10 2015

 

Why are some citizens criticizing Barack Obama’s response to Hurricane Katrina that took place in 2005 when he did not become president until 2009?

When will an artist come along and outdo Michael Jackson’s commercial accomplishment of five number one singles with the Bad album?

 

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Is Yasiin Bey correct in his perception that there is too much disposable hip-hop putting a strain in the genre’s contemporary quality?




Barack Obama Inducts Jay-Z Into The Songwriter’s Hall Of Fame

[youtube id=”hrqwMDlhZ3E”] Jay-Z was the first rapper inducted into the Songwriter’s Hall Of Fame tonight and Barack Obama gave the induction speech. The former president compared himself to Jay-Z and noted their similarities as successful men from humble starts who now have wives more popular than them. Jay-Z thanked all of the people that influenced him in hip-hop on his Twitter page.




President Obama Kendrick Lamar and Janelle Monae At The White House

[youtube id=”aUyi9tsnDg0″] [youtube id=”KIv07E6iNl0″]Yesterday President Obama hosted Janelle Monae and Kendrick Lamar at the White House. Here is the president talking about the meaning of the 4th of July and then he sings “Happy Birthday” to his daughter Malia. Kendrick Lamar just performed on the Essence Festival stage Sunday night and this is his 20-minute set at the White House.