Kanye West, Stevie Wonder, John Mayer Contribute to Obama Comp

Kanye West, Maroon 5's Adam Levine, Jackson Browne and John Mayer will all be on the upcoming Barack Obama benefit album Yes We Can: Voices of a Grassroots Movement. The album will be available through Obama's official website starting this Friday. "Heard 'Em Say" collaborators West and Levine will reunite to join Chicago spoken word poet Malik Yusef on the new song "Promised Land," while John Legend will contribute his cover of U2's "Pride (In the Name of Love.)" The 18-track limited edition album is rounded out by songs from some of Obama's favorite artists, including Stevie Wonder, John Mayer, Lionel Richie and Sheryl Crow. The full track list and preorder information is here.

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“My President”

Young Jeezy | 2008

Young Jeezy teams up with Nas on this track, in which he compare his own success with the idea of an African-American winning the Democratic Party's nomination in the 2008 presidential election. "When I pulled up in my car, that s--- was unbelievable to people in my neighborhood because they were like, 'We grew up with him. How the hell did he accomplish this?'" he told Rolling Stone. "I feel like it was the same way with Obama. I grew up all this time, but I've never seen a black man this close to running this country."

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