Barack Obama: 'Kanye West is a jackass'

The President of the United States, Barack Obama, has revealed the he prefers Jay-Z to Kanye West, calling the latter a 'Jackass'.

When asked by The Atlantic magazine which member of The Throne he prefers, he answered Jay-Z followed up by "Although I like Kanye. He's a Chicago guy. Smart. He's very talented... He is a jackass, but he's talented."

This is not the first time he has labelled Kanye West a jackass, first calling him it after he famously interrupted Taylor Swift's acceptance speach at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2009.

Barack Obama has also launched a Spotify playlist. The official playlist for Obama's 2012 presidential campaign features the likes of Noah And The Whale, Arcade Fire and Florence And The Machine.

You can listen to the playlist here.