Jay-Z has become more politically aware over the past few years, but don’t expect Barack Obama’s implicit endorsement of him to serve as a gateway to a run for higher office: “No. Ha ha ha! No, they’ll kill me in 30 seconds. ‘Shit! This guy’s in!’ Bang! Ha ha! I won’t make it past the primaries! Ha ha! They talk about Obama’s priest–imagine what they’d do to me! My friend is locked up! Ha ha ha! That’s funny.” It’s probably for the best, since dude is too busy working on buying a piece of the–ugh!–Yankees right now. [Time Out London via XXL]