But Obama was quick to give a nod to West, whom he insulted after the singer ruined Taylor Swift&rsquo;s acceptance speech by jumping on stage at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2009. &ldquo;[Kanye&rsquo;s] a Chicago guy,&rdquo; Obama said. &ldquo;Smart. He&rsquo;s very talented.&rdquo; <img alt="" src="/imagedata/2012/apr/obama_1.jpg" /> Musical musings: US President Obama praised Kanye West (inset) saying that he was smart but that he preferred Jay Z. Pic/AFP When journalist David Samuels reminded Obama he&rsquo;d previously called Kanye a &ldquo;jack***,&rdquo; Obama said he still thought that way.u00a0&ldquo;He is a jack***,&rdquo; said the president. &ldquo;But he&rsquo;s talented.&rdquo; West has a history of dustups with presidents. <img alt="" src="/imagedata/2012/apr/Kanye-West.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 535px; " /> The hip hop star also received disapproval from then-President George Bush in 2005 in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, saying the president was racist and &ldquo;didn&rsquo;t care about black people&rdquo;. Bush later revealed in his memoir that West&rsquo;s insult was one of the lowest points in his presidency.u00a0

Kanye West is still a jack*** according to US President Obama. The commander-in-chief spoke out about his rap star preferences in a brief interview, saying he prefers Jay-Z to the hot-headed hip-hopper.

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