It’s almost like he’s throwing the olive branch to Kanye after these back and forth comments we’ve all been hearing (such as the above video for example). From The Guardian:
Following a turbulent few years between the rapper and president, Barack Obama has diplomatically praised Kanye West’s talents, describing his music as “outstanding”.
In a forthcoming interview with People magazine, the president was asked to chose between socialising with the Yeezus rapper and his wife Kim Kardashian or the cast of US TV show Duck Dynasty. Despite choosing neither the duck hunting Robertson family nor the famous couple, Obama was able to allude to the musical merits of the Yeezus rapper.
“The Duck Dynasty family seems like a pretty fun bunch, so I can see how that would be pretty fun,” he said during the interview according to Time, before adding: “Kanye’s music is outstanding, though. I’ve got a lot of his stuff on my iPad. If it was a concert, then I might not mind listening to him.”
