The royal fam’ has been cool with America’s first African American ‘first family’ ever since Obama stepped into the oval office in 2009. They’ve continued their friendships, even after the President had to pass the torch and future fate of America’s existence to uh…the man who is currently in office now, but I digress.

Anywho, although Prince Harry and Pres. Obama have a cool relationship, that didn’t stop Harry from being more nervous than a prostitute in Sunday worship service, when it came time for him to officially interview Obama for his podcast on BBC Radio 4’s “Today.” The other day, Harry -who has been in the public’s eye since birth- was surprisingly a lil’ frazzled in the presence of Obama. That’s understandable though, based on the fact that Obama accomplished an uphill battle that his African ancestors would be proud of and many people of today would not have believed in a million years- if they did not see it with their own eyes.

Prince Harry, being a wise cat beyond his years, was not out of touch with that magnificent reality and his nervousness only proved the great deal of respect he has for Pres. Obama. It also proved that although he may be royalty, he’s humble enough to recognize when he’s in the presence of greatness.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xa2LxGIQ1DQ

Noticing Harry’s nervousness, Obama tried to ease Harry’s worries, by crackin’ a couple jokes. Obama even jokingly asked Harry if he’d rather be interviewed by him for the show instead. Harry immediately said “No, no”…LOL. The joking helped, because Harry was able to crack one back on Obama, telling him that if he took too long speaking in his signature in-depth slower paced manner, he’d have to give him “the look.” Check out their behind-the-scenes outtake of the interview above.

Overall, it was actually pretty cool to see Harry get a lil flustered by the ever-so-calm Pres. Obama, because it also showed that Harry is what many have described him as- a down to earth dude, who does not view his ‘royal status’ as an automatic sense of entitlement, nor privilege. Now we can see why his new fiancee/actress, Meghan Markle, is diggin’ him.

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Romance isn’t the only topic Obama’s playlists covers though, his song choices actually cover an interesting dynamic, ranging from topics about people who turn into haters when their friends are on top, to songs about yearning for the sensual touch of the one you love. Obama kicks off his daytime playlist with Wale’s, “Love Hate Song” and he ends his nighttime jams with Floetry’s sexy ballad, “Say Yes,” (hint, hint, Mrs. Obama, LOL).

Overall, President Obama once again has proven that he has excellent taste in music, a diverse pallet for musical genres, and just a CRAZY amount of soul!
OBAMA’S DAYTIME PLAYLIST
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

OBAMA’S NIGHTTIME PLAYLIST
Now here’s where his songs shift to topics about how lonely a man gets when he’s away from his woman and how much he wants to feel her. It sure does look like Obama created this romantic playlist for the love of his life, the 1st lady…

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

To listen to Obama’s nighttime playlist click here….to jam to his daytime playlist click here.

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That’s when it turned into an impromptu b-day celebration for Malia for a few minutes as well. Malia has now had what only 42 other sets of kids have: a B-day celebration at the White House by the 43rd president, her dad.

Obama has made it widely known that his current favorite rapper is Kendrick Lamar (Good choice Mr. President, Kendrick is the TRUTH!), so it was only right that he called up Kendrick and had him do his thing to show the military families and his daughter a good time.

Janelle Monae also worked her magic on the White House stage. But the President put the icing on the cake when he gave a surprise happy birthday performance to Malia.

Before Pres. Obama sang Happy B-day, he said:

“Because it’s a job of fathers to embarrass their daughters, I’ve got one last job. It just so happens we celebrate our country’s birthday on the same day as my oldest daughter’s birthday, so just a quick Happy Birthday for Malia.”

Malia will be attending Harvard University after taking a one year hiatus. Harvard is the same university her parents attended and we can’t wait to see what Malia will become in the future. Are we looking at a future president in the making? Hmmm…only time will tell.

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The reason why folks are always so fascinated by Obama’s song lists is because you can tell a lot about a person based on the music they listen to and the President’s song choices further solidifies what we already know but still love to continue to get proof of, that this cat has a whole lotta soul! Check out President Barack Obama’s top 14 Christmas songs below and tell us which ones are your favorite…

1. O Tannenbaum, Vince Guaraldi Trio (A Charlie Brown Christmas)
2. Let It Snow, Boyz II Men
3. All I Want for Christmas Is You, Mariah Carey
4. Santa Clause Is Coming To Town, The Jackson 5
5. 8 Days of Christmas, Destiny’s Child
6. Someday at Christmas, Stevie Wonder
7. The Christmas Song, Nat King Cole
8. Silent Night, Ledisi
9. Do You Hear What I Hear, Yolanda Adams
10. Away In A Manger, Kenny Burrell
11. Santa Baby, Eartha Kitt
12. The First Noel, Frank Sinatra
13. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Luther Vandross
14. Little Drummer Boy, Whitney Houston

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