Barack Obama is dropping Billie Eilish and Kendrick Lamar in 2024

Obama may have chosen to stay out of the Drake-Kendrick feud by not choosing “Not Like Us” as his favorite Lamar song this year, but he did choose “Squabble Up.” The former president is a longtime fan of Lamar and the two even met during his presidency. “I think Kendrick has a unique status right now, not just because of this summer, but not only is he talented, he’s (also) serious about the message,” Obama said in a DeepCut interview last month.

In hip-hop, Central Cee and Lil Baby’s “Band4Band” made the playlist, along with Jordan Adentunji’s “Kehlani” and Tommy Richman’s “Million Dollar Baby.” Karol G took the Latin music baton on Obama’s playlist thanks to “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido,” and arguably the biggest reggaeton track of 2024, FloyyMenor and Cris MJ’s “Gata Only,” also made the list.

Obama’s love of jazz made the list thanks to Ezra Collective and Yazmin Lacey’s “God Gave Me Feet for Dancing,” and he praised rising smooth R&B singer Rae Khalil by including “Is It Worth It” from this year’s album crybaby.

On Friday, Obama released his top 10 films of the year, including Dune: Part Two, A complete unknown (which comes out on Christmas), AnoraAnd Everything we imagine as light, conclave,