WASHINGTON, D.C. — As if Nick Cannon isn't busy enough (he's working on his first comedy album, by the way), the multi-hyphenate told us tonight at the Hip-Hop Inaugural Ball that he's lobbying for a cabinet position in the new Obama administration: official White House DJ.
Cannon — who manned the 1's and 2's for an old-school set as honorees such as LL Cool J, Young Jeezy, Bow Wow, MC Lyte and T.I. took their seats in the Harmon Center for the Arts — said he would love to provide the official soundtrack to the new administration.
"I heard the White House needed a DJ and everything, so I'm the minister of music," he said before taking the stage. What does he have in mind? Some Kanye, a bit of Motown.
Wearing a crisp tuxedo with a white tie, Cannon explained: "I always say that President Obama is the same man in a room of four that he is in a room of 40,000. The man is just gracious. ... You can feel his passion. Kind person. He's a good dude."
Cannon said he'd definitely be at the inauguration — though he didn't say if wife Mariah Carey would be joining him. And, like he said, "I am the official White House DJ, so I'll be spinning at the Neighborhood Ball where the president has his first dance as well."
Cannon said he did think he'd see the day when America would elect its first black president, but he thought it was going to be him. "It ain't over!" he promised. "I'll just be the second black president of the United States of America. ... After Barack do his eight, President Cannon — coming!"
"Be the Change: Live From the Inaugural" will air live on MTV on Tuesday, January 20, at 10 p.m. ET/PT. MTV News will have wall-to-wall coverage of the event and of the scenes in Washington, D.C., New Orleans and Kenya in the days leading up to the event and in the days that follow.
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