What I always say is that Hip-Hop is not just a mirror of what is. It should also be a reflection of what can be.
Hip-Hop & RapBarack ObamaEven in the NBA Finals, J.J. Barea inspired all of us with those drives to the hoop.
BasketballBarack ObamaAnd on nights like this one, we can say to those families who have lost loved ones to al Qaeda's terror: Justice has been done.
2011Barack Obama, about the death of Bin LadenOn that day, no matter where we came from, what god we prayed to, or what race or ethnicity we were, we were united as one American family.
America, 2001, September 11thBarack Obama, about September 11thPeople of the world - look at Berlin, where a wall came down, a continent came together, and history proved that there is no challenge too great for a world that stands as one.
History, 2008, German Unity, BerlinBarack ObamaThe thing about hip-hop today is it's smart, it's insightful. The way they can communicate a complex message in a very short space is remarkable.
Music, Hip-Hop & RapBarack ObamaWhat makes you a man is not the ability to have a child - it's the courage to raise one.
Children & Childhood, Courage, MenBarack ObamaAnd I will do everything that I can as long as I am President of the United States to remind the American people that we are one nation under God, and we may call that God different names but we remain one nation.
God, Tolerance, Religion, America, TeamBarack ObamaAl Qaeda is still a threat. We cannot pretend somehow that because Barack Hussein Obama got elected as president, suddenly everything is going to be OK.
2009, AmericaBarack ObamaA good compromise, a good piece of legislation, is like a good sentence; or a good piece of music. Everybody can recognize it. They say, "Huh. It works. It makes sense."
Barack ObamaKnow that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy.
Human Rights, Politics, 2009Barack Obama (Inauguration Speech 2009)