Obama Kanye West

Obama Kanye West

Obama Kanye West - Obama says Kanye West is still a 'jackass', Answering a question of dire national importance, President Barack Obama stood by his 2009 opinion of rapper Kanye West, saying that he's still a "jackass," albeit a "talented" one. Despite Obama's dig, the president did give props to another famous rapper.

President Barack Obama has softened and shifted his stance on some issues, but on one topic, he stands firm: Kanye West is still a jackass.
Obama, who famously called "808s & Heartbreak" rapper West "a jackass" after West hijacked Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at the Video Music Awards, re-affirmed that opinion during an interview with the Atlantic.
Asked by the interviewer -- who will surely receive a Pulitzer for this -- whether he prefers West or his fellow rapper/recent collaborator Jay-Z, Obama answered, "Jay-Z ...lthough I do like Kanye. He's a Chicago guy, smart. He's very talented."
Remembering Obama's post-VMAs comment -- which was captured on a live mic prior to an interview -- the reporter queried further, "Even though you called him a jackass?"
"He is a jackass," the leader of the free world replied. "But he's talented."