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Barack Obama namechecks Lil' Wayne

Lil' Wayne                                                                                Pic: PA Photos

Lil' Wayne Pic: PA Photos

'You're probably not as good a rapper as Lil' Wayne', Democrat tells schoolkids

Democrat Presidential hopefl Barack Obama has namechecked rapper Lil' Wayne during a speech.

Obama, speaking in a town hall in Powder Springs, Georgia yesterday (July 9), urged schoolkids not to quit school, saying that unless they were as good a rapper as Lil' Wayne it would be a bad career move.

"You are probably not that good a rapper," Obama told the assembled crowd. "Maybe you are the next Lil' Wayne, but probably not, in which case you need to stay in school."

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*waynes*world*aka*new*wifey* 

Nov 12, 2008

aww..no one can be the next u..ur one of a kind..and im ur watch baby.

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