Kendrick Lamar responds to Obama’s favorite song

Recently, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle were asked about their "favorites" for the year 2015, and the president named Kendrick Lamar's "How Much a Dollar Cost" as his favorite song.

TheGrio Staff

Dec 11, 2015

President Obama is a big fan of Kendrick Lamar.

The president recently touted Kendrick’s song “How Much a Dollar Cost” as his favorite track of 2015.

When TMZ caught up with Lamar to get his reaction to such high praise from the president, he said “that’s great, man.” Lamar spoke briefly about the message of the song: “Help as many people as you can, man, if you want to live forever.”

As for the news that Michelle Obama’s favorite song of the year was “Uptown Funk,” Lamar said, “that’s a good one.”