Between a mountain of mixtapes and a number of huge hip-hop albums, it seems that every emcee is trying to proves who's the biggest and baddest. To all of them, we have one word: Michelle Obama (technically two words).
The First Lady has joined with an up-and-coming hip-hop label, the Partnership for a Healthier America, along with Hip Hop Public Health, to release "Songs for a Healthier America." You can laugh, but Mrs. Obama is cominatchya, and she's bringing a coterie of guest stars and vegetables. Granted she's not actually singing, but we're sure she handled most of the production work.
Some Highlights:
"U R What You Eat" by Salad Bar: What's this you say? A generic letters-instead-of-words hip-hop title, by a band you've never heard of? What if we told you that Salad Bar is actually a supergroup consisting of Matisyahu, Ariana Grande and Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker? That's what we thought. Awesome.
"Just Believe": We have been waiting for Ashanti to kick her way back into the spotlight for years, and we can only hope this is that moment. Perhaps Ja Rule can star on the sequel album?
"Hip Hop FEET": FEET stands for "Finding Exercise Energy Threshold," so not only are kids learning good exercise habits, they're learning the concepts behind it. DMC of Run-DMC contributing a verse is a cherry on top. Not that you'll want to eat ice cream after listening to this, right guys?
Lowlight:
"Everybody": With all due respect to Jordin Sparks and Doug E. Fresh, we just can't get behind a hip-hop song that lists Dr. Oz as "featured."
