FLOTUS on the Track: Michelle Obama and Jay Pharoah Spit Bars About the Benefits of Higher Education

Where's the mixtape though?

Photo Removed
Complex Original

Blank pixel used during image takedowns

Photo Removed

Though it also boasts the unfortunate distinction of typically strapping students with a soul-crushing amount of debt, college is actually pretty cool. Just ask the First Lady of the United States, who just dropped a college-embracing music video via College Humor featuring Saturday Night Live's Jay Pharoah and a marathon of convincing reasons to get a proper education. Michelle Obama, it seems, does in fact have bars:

Naturally, the instaclassic "Go to College" has already inspired the long overdue sequel to #PopeBars, Twitter's glorious attempt at canonizing the best in theoretical Pope lyrics. Ladies and gentlemen, we present #FLOTUSbars:

Wake up, flawless
Pop Cris', Wallace
My man shot, callin
We White House, ballin#FlotusBars pic.twitter.com/EIEywzaVmX

— Brandon Patterson (@itsmebrandonp) December 10, 2015

You used to call me on the red phone
Late night when you need my advice
Call me on the red phone#FlotusBars pic.twitter.com/cwLCQd1h1P

— deray (@deray) December 10, 2015

Speaking of soul-crushing debts, Michelle's husband Barack recently announced plans to offer nearly $28 million in student loan forgiveness to students swindled by false job placement statistics. This, of course, is part of Obama's 2015 victory lap that also included becoming the first sitting president to visit a federal prison, a sweeping climate change initiative, and dropping in on a Coldplay track.

Latest in Pop Culture