Barack Obama has spoken about how Jay-Z’s ‘My 1st Song’ helped him during his time as President of the United States.The 44th president is well-known for being an avid music fan and often shared playlists of his favourite songs during his two terms in the White House.In a new video, Obama discussed how ‘My 1st Song’, which appeared on ‘The Black Album’, was a track he would listen to often when he was on the campaign trail and, later, running the US.“I’ve mentioned a couple of songs that even when I was running for president came up a lot on my iPod,” he said. “One of them was ‘My 1st Song’ by Jay-Z, which is a song that I love because it talks about the struggle of just trying to make it.A post shared by COMPLEX (@complex)“And sometimes.
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