Enjoying their final #WHHolidays tree lighting ceremony @POTUS + @FLOTUS enjoy @chancetherapper‘s performance of “Sunday Candy.” pic.twitter.com/EMwY8mKS9v
— errol barnett (@errolbarnett) December 1, 2016
Last night was the 94th annual National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony, and of course President Obama enlisted the best and brightest in our country to perform: Chance The Rapper. Obama has previously expressed his appreciation for Chance and revealed recently that they’ve known each other forever — Chicago connections run deep. But even if they’d never met, I’m guessing that Chance would still be a candidate for this special, final event for Obama and his family. His daughter Sasha is clearly a fan.
For the event, Chance did a special version of “Sunday Candy” — which means he said “butt” instead of “ass” — backed by Nico Segal and the Social Experiment including Donnie Trumpet and Jamilia Woods. That’s above. At the end of the night, President Obama led the entire crew in a spirited take on “Jingle Bells,” and while he doesn’t drop any bars, he definitely manages to keep the melody in tune. Watch that below.
Watch @POTUS close out tonight’s celebration ? https://t.co/POu5IqPtZ5
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) December 2, 2016
One thing is for sure, America is going to miss the unlikely friendship between their president and everybody’s favorite positive force in rap.
