According to R&B artist John Legend, President Barack Obama owes hip-hop a big thank you for helping him become the 44th President of the United States.
“I think hip-hop had a role in making sure we elected a black president in America because we made it so that black people were in people’s homes … through our music and through our culture,” Legend told the Associated Press Sunday night at the Hip-Hop Inaugural Ball.
“I think it made Barack Obama and more people like him possible, so I’m really thankful for hip-hop and the role it plays in society,” he added.
The Grammy Award winner may just be patting himself on the back in an artful humble brag.
Legend himself has used music to promote the President. He released the single “If you’re out there,” a song supposedly inspired by the President’s message of hope and change, during the 2008 presidential campaign. This ode to Obama was uploaded to Obama’s website and Legend performed it at the Democratic National Convention in 2008.
Before discussing how hip-hop helped win the election for Obama, the R&B artist was awarded the humanitarian event at Sunday night’s ball.
