Obama Provides 'A Beat' for Vietnamese Rapper, Warns 'Sometimes, Art Is Dangerous'

Pres. Obama asked a young Vietnamese leader to rap for him, and even provided her a “beat” to help her out at a town hall in Ho Chi Minh City Wednesday.


At the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) event, Obama asked the young woman, Sue, to perform for him – and to rap in Vietnamese, not English. He then offered up his rendition of a rap beat to help get her started. After her brief performance, Pres. Obama told her that sexism exists in the U.S. entertainment industry and that, “Sometimes art is dangerous, though. And that's why governments sometimes get nervous about art.” Read more at MRCTV...

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