Reinforcing her status as the coolest mom on the planet, Michelle Obama \u2013 with the help of Saturday Night Live comedian Jay Pharoah \u2013 has dropped her first rap video, about how kids should go to college.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you wanna fly jets, you should go to college. Reach high and cash checks, fill your head with knowledge,\u201d the pair rap.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you wanna watch paint, don\u2019t go to college. But for everything else, you should go to college.\u201d<\/p>\n
The video, which was made with the help of the Gregory Brothers and CollegeHumor, is part of the first lady\u2019s Reach Higher campaign. It aims to help kids get a higher education, \u201cwhether at a professional training program, a community college, or a four-year college or university\u201d.<\/p>\n
The initiative informs children of college opportunities, helps them understand financial aid and supports high school counsellors, according to its website.<\/p>\n
In the video, the first lady and Pharoah, who has impersonated her husband on SNL, donned sunglasses outside the White House and informed the nation that college is necessary, unless you want to \u201cwatch paint\u201d or \u201cstare at grass\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to honor and empower young people who are working hard in school and pursuing their dreams \u2013 and I want to do it in a fresh and fun way,\u201d Obama said in a statement.<\/p>\n
In the video Obama, who grew up in a working-class family in the South Side of Chicago, raps about her own experiences of working hard to do well at Princeton and Harvard.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had to do overtime every night to make it tomorrow and everyone can really make their dream true,\u201d she raps. \u201cHey, kid listening in Michigan, that could be you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sam Reich, CollegeHumor\u2019s head of video, said in a statement: \u201cI think the country will join me in saying: \u2018Mrs Obama, we think you should cut an album.\u201d<\/p>\n