Stream Kendrick Lamar and Janelle Monáe’s White House Performances Now

Update: watch Barack Obama, Kendrick Lamar, and Janelle Monáe sing Malia Obama Happy Birthday.

July 04, 2016

Today is Barack Obama's last Fourth of July in office, and, to send him off, the White House will host Kendrick Lamar and Janelle Monáe to perform at "A Fourth of July Celebration at the White House." Stream Kendrick Lamar's performance at the White House above and watch Obama, with the help of his guests, sing "Happy Birthday" to daughter Malia on the day she turned 18.

Posted: July 04, 2016

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