Christmas came early today [Thursday, December 10] for fans of First Lady Michelle Obama and Hip-Hop. She also “officially” became the coolest First Lady ever (if that wasn’t already established).
FLOTUS (now the proud subject of the hashtag #FLOTUSBars) teamed up with College Humor and Saturday Night Live‘s Jay Pharoah to cause an internet stir with “Go To College,” a video encouraging high school students to continue their higher education. The video is part of the First Lady’s Better Make Room and Reach Higher campaigns, which promote post-high school education for teenagers.
In honor of Mrs. Obama’s latest (and greatest) foray into rap, we’ve compiled a Top 10 list of highlights from the video.
10) She’s taking a powerful stand in acknowledging Hip-Hop’s influence on mainstream culture.
9) Who else would look better rapping in a wrap dress?
8) No one more powerful reps the South Side of Chicago better.
7) Jay Pharoah did his thing, but she bodied him on his own track.
6) Flossing from the best mansion in Hip-Hop history.
5) Her ice-grill before her first verse is classic.
4) Her “swag walk” at the video’s end is the greatest “drops mic” moment ever.
3) Can she reach a peace accord and get features from Lil Kim and Nicki Minaj for the remix?
2) Look out for her inevitable snub at the next music awards show.
1) She’s single-handedly inspired the return of The Source Awards.
Read the lyrics to “Go To College” below:
[intro]
What are you going to do after high school?
I don’t know, just hang out I guess.
[Jay Pharoah]
Hang out?
Your future is hazy
Tryna figure it out
Askin’ why I’m here
So you crashin’ in doubt
it’s your choice, so voice it
whole world your oyster
can’t be droppin’ the ball
when your future’s nothin to toy with
telescope and stay focused
make a mark and get noticed
get the degree thermostat
help me out, flotus
if you wanna fly jets
you should go to college
reach high and cash checks
fill your head with knowledge
if you wanna watch paint
don’t go to college
but for everything else
you should go to college
you could study engineering
they be buildin’ robots
build bridges, commute
you can get your walk on
be a math major
hop a moon crater
be an astronaut
be up in the sky like vader
finance isn’t science
but you still need a degree
archaeology, astronomy but not astrology
no, no, no, no
flotus on the track
[Michelle Obama]
south side chicago
we all know
we had to do overtime every night
to make it tomorrow
and everyone could really make
their dream true
hey kid, listenin in Michigan
that could be you
[jay pharoah]
but a dream is just a dream unless you go hard
einstein put in the time
here’s a flow chart
naturally, it won’t happen magically
but you can change fantasy into reality so dramatically
you wanna fight crime
you should go to college
if you wanna write rhymes
fill your head with knowledge
if you wanna stare at grass
don’t go to college
but for everything else
you should go to college
better make room,
we comin
we applyin
that paper is not getting thrown in the garbage
