When
Barack Obama and
Jay-Z
get together, the United States president and the hip-hop mogul
typically talk about what matters most: the women in their lives.
During a recent radio interview with Cleveland's Z107.9, the
commander-in-chief, 51, was asked about the nature of his friendship
with the "Hard Knock Life" rapper, 44, and
Beyonce Knowles, 31. (Jay-Z's wife performed the
Etta James classic "At Last" during Obama's inaugural ball in 2009.)
"I've gotten to know these guys over the first several years," Obama
said. "They're good people. They're down to earth. Beyonce could not be
sweeter to
Michelle
and the girls. So they're good friends. They really
are down-to-earth
folks. We talk about the same things I talk about with all my friends."
The politician last met with the power couple when Jay-Z hosted a campaign fundraiser at his 40/40 club in New York City in September. "I made sure that Jay-Z was helping Beyonce out [with
Blue Ivy,
10 months]," Obama said. "And not leaving it all with mom and the
mother-in-law." (Obama and the First Lady, 48, are parents to daughters
Malia, 14, and
Sasha, 11.)
Obama also said he prefers Jay-Z's "My First Song" over "99 Problems," because the track reminds him "to always stay hungry."
