Beyonce and Jay-Z tour Old Havana on their fifth wedding anniversary last week. The rapper has claimed US President Barack Obama worried the trip would "get him impeached". Picture: AP Source: AP
US President Barack Obama worried the drama around Jay-Z and wife Beyonce's trip to Cuba would get him impeached, Jay-Z has rapped.
In his new Open Letter, Jay-Z raps "politicians never did s*** for me, except lie to me, distort history."
"Obama said chill 'you gonna get me impeached..we don’t need this s*** anyway come chill with me on the beach,” he raps.
"Want to give me jail time and a fine, let me commit a real crime."
Jay-Z and Beyonce travelled to Cuba last week to celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary, causing controversy because US citizens are not usually allowed to travel to the Communist country. The US Treasury said it approved the trip as an educational exchange.
Mr Obama and wife Michelle are friends with the two performers, who are avid Obama supporters. Mrs Obama has hailed Beyonce as a great role model for young girls and enlisted her to help out in Mrs Obama's anti-childhood obesity campaign. Beyonce also infamously lip-synced her performance at Mr Obama’s second inauguration in January.
US citizens are not allowed to travel to Cuba for tourism, though they can obtain licences for academic, religious, journalistic or cultural exchange trips.
