President Obama Archives

1972: War was waging in Vietnam and kids were coming home in boxes. Hippes and yippies went clean for Gene McCarthy, but George McGovern won the democratic nomination. Tricky Dick Nixon…

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President Obama’s Block Party

The President and First Lady hosted BET’s Love And Happiness: A Musical Experience on the White House’s South Lawn this weekend, adding to the long list of musical moments rounding out Obama’s final term.…

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A Chance the Rapper Christmas

The White House has really been stepping up its music game these days, organizing festivals and now inviting Chance the Rapper to perform at the National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony. Because if you’re on…

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Cool Ways to Leave the White House

He might not be ending US intervention in the Middle East, but he’s organizing a music festival at the White House: President Obama is impressing many with his decision to work…

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President Obama Slow Jams His Achievements

The President of the United States appeared on The Tonight Show to join The Roots and Jimmy Fallon in slow jamming the news. The “Commander in Preach,” as Fallon called President Obama, is entering the last…

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President Obama’s Favorite Musicians Play His Backyard

The fifth International Jazz Day All-Star Global Concert took place on the White House’s South Lawn on Friday, featuring performances from giants Herbie Hancock and Aretha Franklin alongside an all-star band…

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Prince, We Miss You

This has been a difficult year for our musical heroes. The loss of Prince has the world mourning, once again, an artist whose work gave listeners the strength and permission…

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Drake Shares “Summer Sixteen”

Drake shared the song “Summer Sixteen” on the latest episode of OVO Sound Radio, Pitchfork reports. Among other things, the track calls out President Obama in reference to the Commander-In-Chief publicly…

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Obama Answers the Big Question

Kendrick or Drake? YouTube vlogger Adande Thorne asked President Obama the big question, and Obama went with Kendrick Lamar. “Got to go with Kendrick,” President Obama responded, as reported Consequence…

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Obama Offers Kanye Campaign Advice

President Barack Obama appeared at a Democratic National Committee fundraiser at San Francisco’s Warfield Theater this weekend, and took the opportunity to give Kanye West, who was performing later in…

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The Rumpus Interview with Colin D. Halloran

Writer and former US Army infantryman Colin D. Halloran on his new collection, Icarian Flux, how he used experimental narrative to explore his life with PTSD, and why he doesn't want to be known only as a "war poet."

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Obama Confesses: “I Can’t Rap”

As USA Today reports, the President shared that he can’t rap last Thursday, quashing many a dream of seeing the Commander in Chief reprise hits like this, this, or this: “My…

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President Obama

The Storming Bohemian Punks the Muse #21: Not Yesterday’s Demonstrations

President Obama’s Block Party

A Chance the Rapper Christmas

Cool Ways to Leave the White House

President Obama Slow Jams His Achievements

President Obama’s Favorite Musicians Play His Backyard

Prince, We Miss You

Drake Shares “Summer Sixteen”

Obama Answers the Big Question

Obama Offers Kanye Campaign Advice

The Rumpus Interview with Colin D. Halloran

Obama Confesses: “I Can’t Rap”

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