Top 10 Obama Rap Songs

Lyrical Endorsement: "It's Ms. No More Drama and Barack Obama of rhymers/Feel honored."

Nothing like getting a lyrical endorsement from one of the greatest hip-hop artists of all time. Interestingly, Obama once said that he listens to Jay-Z and Beyonce.

Lyrical Endorsement: "Why is Bush acting like he trying to get Osama?/Why don't we impeach him and elect Obama?" - Common

Common endorsed Obama's presidential candidacy years before the Illinois senator even formed a presidential exploratory committee. This 2004 remix marked the first time Obama was ever namedropped in a rap song. Maybe the Windy City MC knew something we didn't.

Lyrical Endorsement: "Did you ever think you'd see a white rapper endorse a black president."

Inspired by another song on this list, ("The People") 6th Sense's "Ignite the People (Like Obama)" took the web world by storm a week before the Pennsylvania primary. It didn't help deliver the PA to Obama in the primary, but it affirmed his color-blind support base.

Lyrical Endorsement: "Standing in front of the judge with no honor/My raps unite the people like Obama." - Common

No hip-hop artist has been more supportive of Barack Obama's candidacy than Chicago's own Common. Comm's Grammy-nominated single "The People" was one of many tracks in which he vocalized his support of Obama's candidacy.

Lyrical Endorsement: "Red states, blue states, that’s kinda late/In your eyes, it's only the United States"

Jin penned this heartfelt anthem for his presidential choice after learning about Obama. He didn't stop there though; he took it a step further by setting up a campaign fund for Obama, so that a portion of proceeds from the song would go to the senator's camp. The move landed him on Obama's Myspace friends list. Imagine that.

Lyrical Endorsement: "Critics say we can't, but Barack says we can." - Naledge

Naledge and Double-O signaled their support for Barack Obama by reworking their song "Work to Do" to include lyrics of support for their home state senator. They later recruited Bun B and Talib Kweli for a remix.

Lyrical Endorsement: "This is real and not for play, I'm a vote Obamaway."

Ti$a of the hip-hop crew Sa-Ra took a fun approach to his own Obama song. The video for "Obamaway" features cameos by Kanye West, Consequence, Jay-Z, and rocker Travis Barker.

Lyrical Endorsement: "Obama for mankind." - Young Jeezy

On this celebratory track from The Recession, Young Jeezy takes stock of the Bush administration's shortcomings while looking ahead at the strides of the incoming President. Nas, who knows a thing or two about political anthems, drops by with a solid guest verse.

Lyrical Endorsement: "It's time for a change and the change is Obama."

Unlike Luda's "Politics," whose incendiary lyrics forced Obama's camp to condemn the song, Joel Ortiz's "Letter to Obama" is 100% cuss-free. Ortiz takes a different approach by telling a gloomy story about dire living conditions in the 'hood, with hopes that an Obama presidency would aim to improve such conditions.

Lyrical Endorsement: "On the positive side, I think Obama provides hope and challenges the minds of all races and color to erase the hate."

Nas' "Black President" best captures the sentiment behind Barack Obama's presidential bid. In line with Obama's message of hope and optimism, Nas takes 2Pac's skepticism ("Although it seems heaven sent, we ain't ready to see a black president") and transforms it into a powerful assertion of progress in America's political arena. It's by far the best Obama tribute by a rap artist.