Rapper DMX hasn't heard of Obama

When asked by journalist Clover Hope if he was following the presidential race, the 37-year-old DMX said "not at all." Then when asked what he thought of Barack Obama, DMX asked the reporter if the candidate's name was really Barack.

"What the f--- is a Barack?," he said. "Where he from, Africa?"

The reporter said yes, explaining that Obama's father was from Kenya, at which point DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons, joked about the Obama family surname. "That ain't no f----- name, yo. That ain't that ni---'s name. You can't be serious. Barack Obama. Get the f--- outta here."

He continued: "Ima tell this n---- when I see him, 'Stop that bull----. Stop that bull----' [laughs] 'That ain't your f------ name. Your momma ain't name you no damn Barack.'"

The rapper, a convicted felon, is not eligible to vote, but that's not why he's avoiding the news about the campaign. "It doesn't matter," he said. "They're gonna do what they're gonna do. It doesn't really make a difference. These are the last years."

DMX is the 6th highest selling rapper of all time. But no matter what DMX has to say, Obama shouldn't necessarily take it personally. DMX also wasn't too impressed with the prospect of a female president. "I mean, either way it doesn't matter," he said. "I don't care. No one person is directly affected by which president, you know, so what does it matter?"