前美国总统 Barack Obama 分享 2017 年「最爱歌曲/书籍」

前美国总统 Barack Obama 退休之后，仍是不少民众关注的指标性人物，因为他对于文化领域的投入十分热切，包括音乐、运动或是艺术等皆展现十足兴趣，而近日随著 2018 年的到来，Obama 赶在最后一日选出 2017 年他个人的「最爱歌曲/书籍」。其中音乐类成为不少支持粉丝关注的项目，其中 Obama 精选出的歌曲中包括 Travis Scott、Kendrick Lamar、Jay-Z 与 Frank Ocean 等知名说唱歌手，有兴趣的读者不妨留意，并与顺势了解 Billboard 选出 2017 年度十大合作说唱专辑。

The best books I read in 2017
The Power by Naomi Alderman
Grant by Ron Chernow
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond
Janesville: An American Story by Amy Goldstein
Exit West by Mohsin Hamid
Five-Carat Soul by James McBride
Anything Is Possible by Elizabeth Strout
Dying: A Memoir by Cory Taylor
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
*Bonus for hoops fans: Coach Wooden and Me by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Basketball (and Other Things) by Shea Serrano

My favorite songs of 2017
Mi Gente by J Balvin & Willy William
Havana by Camila Cabello (feat. Young Thug)
Blessed by Daniel Caesar
The Joke by Brandi Carlile
First World Problems by Chance The Rapper (feat. Daniel Caesar)
Rise Up by Andra Day
Wild Thoughts by DJ Khaled (feat. Rihanna and Bryson Tiller)
Family Feud by Jay-Z (feat. Beyoncé)
Humble by Kendrick Lamar
La Dame et Ses Valises by Les Amazones d’Afrique (feat. Nneka)
Unforgettable by French Montana (feat. Swae Lee)
The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness by The National
Chanel by Frank Ocean
Feel It Still by Portugal. The Man
Butterfly Effect by Travis Scott
Matter of Time by Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
Little Bit by Mavis Staples
Millionaire by Chris Stapleton
Sign of the Times by Harry Styles
Broken Clocks by SZA
Ordinary Love (Extraordinary Mix) by U2
*Bonus: Born in the U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen (not out yet, but the blues version in his Broadway show is the best!)