President Obama's Workout Playlist Shows He Might Be a Hipster

President Barack Obama might be a hipster. He shared his workout playlist with Wired, and while some of the obvious artists were listedβ€”Jay Z and BeyoncΓ©β€”POTUS also liked a few odd alternative songs, including these: Suggested Reading The Surprising Tea on the Black Colorado Child Born With Blonde Hair and Blue Eyes Here’s theΒ RealΒ Reason Some…

President Barack Obama might be a hipster. He shared his workout playlist with Wired, and while some of the obvious artists were listedβ€”Jay Z and BeyoncΓ©β€”POTUS also liked a few odd alternative songs, including these:

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EnSqnccMyY

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZVL_xKg5e0

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-wm0EdoeN8

Knowing how daughter Malia fancies Joey Badass, I would have expected more hip-hop on this playlist, but I do like the fact that Obama included Jay Z's "Off That," which doesn't name-check him directly but does note that there is a "black president."

Obama did include a few old-school classics, including "Live It Up" by the Isley Brothers, "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" by Sting and "Could You Be Loved" by Bob Marley and the Wailers.

Listen to the playlist here.

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