Vietnamese rapper delivers powerful freestyle on money and stereotypes for Obama

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It’s not every day you get to make a bold political statement to a world leader, but a professional rapper got her chance during U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit to Vietnam.

On Wednesday, during a question-and-answer session with Obama in Ho Chi Minh City, 26-year-old rapper Suboi stood up to ask him some questions, but he stopped her and asked her bust out a couple of lines first.

“Do you need a little beat?” Obama asked, before beatboxing a short bass line to get her started.

She smiled, offering him a choice of Vietnamese or English, and he chose Vietnamese, but added that he wouldn’t know what she was saying. Read more…

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