--- title: Michelle Obama Raps for College Humor With Jay Pharoah description: Michelle Obama, Jay Pharoah rap in music video for College Humor sparks FlotusBars trending Twitter hashtag canonical: https://time.com/4144403/michelle-obama-college-humor-rap/ author: Olivia B. Waxman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-12-10T17:35:36.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:27:35.946Z og:title: Watch Michelle Obama Rap in a New Video for 'College Humor' og:description: The music video with 'SNL' actor Jay Pharoah sparked the hashtag #FLOTUSBars og:url: https://time.com/4144403/michelle-obama-college-humor-rap/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Michelle Obama Rap in a New Video for 'College Humor' twitter:description: The music video with 'SNL' actor Jay Pharoah sparked the hashtag #FLOTUSBars twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch Michelle Obama Rap in a New Video for _College Humor_  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Dec 10, 2015 5:35 PM UTC  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Dec 10, 2015 5:35 PM UTC First Lady Michelle Obama and _Saturday Night Live_ cast member Jay Pharaoh teamed up to rap about why high school seniors should go to college in a new music [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=%5F1yAOK0nSb0&feature=youtu.be) produced for _College Humor_, a humor site for students. Featuring music composed by YouTube celebrities The Gregory Brothers, the clip is part of Obama’s [“Better Make Room” initiative](http://www.people.com/article/michelle-obama-better-make-room-initiative-communicating-teens), her recently launched campaign to boost awareness about resources that could help Americans pursue higher education amid [falling college graduation rates](http://time.com/4116856/college-graduation-rate/). Sporting shades and a wrap dress, she raps: --- > “” --- Her appearance has already inspired a trending hashtag on Twitter [#FLOTUSBars](https://twitter.com/hashtag/FLOTUSBars?src=hash), a riff on [#PopeBar](http://time.com/4129766/pope-francis-popebars-hashtag-rap-rapping/)s, which started last week in response to a photo in which Pope Francis looked like he was rapping. > [](https://twitter.com/sirosenbaum/status/675001752148680704) > [](https://twitter.com/Miss%5FTalie/status/674998913296941056) > [](https://twitter.com/jpclyons/status/675000079430864896) > [](https://twitter.com/KimmieIs2Real/status/674990929963556864) > [](https://twitter.com/callmedollar/status/674988873181765632) > [](https://twitter.com/modernjam/status/674990439804473344) > [](https://twitter.com/deray/status/674981595971981312) > [](https://twitter.com/ComedyCentral/status/675001026433425408) > [](https://twitter.com/sirSLAYSalot/status/674995958640304128) > [](https://twitter.com/juscohen/status/674981667577040896) It’s not the first time FLOTUS has used rap for a cause. As part of her ongoing campaign to raise awareness about healthy, active living to combat obesity in the U.S., she has promoted the album [_Songs for a Healthier America_](http://ahealthieramerica.org/songs/)_,_ featuring artists like Ariana Grande, Travis Barker, Jordin Sparks, Ashanti, and Matisyahu, and tracks like “Veggie Luv” and “U R What You Eat.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4144403/michelle-obama-college-humor-rap/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4144403/michelle-obama-college-humor-rap/"},"headline":"Watch Michelle Obama Rap in a New Video for College Humor","datePublished":"2015-12-10T17:35:36.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:27:35.946Z","description":"The music video with Saturday Night Live actor Jay Pharoah has sparked a trending Twitter hashtag #FLOTUSBars","url":"https://time.com/4144403/michelle-obama-college-humor-rap/","keywords":["Newsfeed","politics"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. 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