President Obama Lays Down the News Real Smooth With Jimmy Fallon

Barack "slow jams" about student loans with the funnyman on tonight's show

By Bruna Nessif Apr 25, 2012 4:06 AMTags

What does that mean exactly? We'll tell you.

Barack Obama appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon tonight in front of a live college audience at the University of North Carolina and, in the show's running bit called "slow jamming the news," talked about student loans while Jimmy Fallon's house band the Roots produced a slow R&B beat, in an effort to make the topic seem sexy.

With some rhythmic tunes behind him, Obama said into the microphone, "What we said is simple: Now is not the time to make school more expensive for our young people."

Fallon then added (in a very deep, soothing voice, of course), "Aw, yeah. You should listen to the president. Or as I like to call him, the Preezy of the United Steezy. Things are heating up inside Congress's chambers behind all those closed doors."

Did the tactic work? Watch the clip and let us know!