Barack Obama has joined the ranks of ‘brat summer’ fans, praising Charli XCX and her album ‘brat’ for its cultural impact. The album, with its iconic neon green cover, has influenced everything from social media trends to American politics, including Kamala Harris’s campaign, which adopted the ‘brat’ branding to appeal to Gen Z voters. Charli XCX herself endorsed Harris, declaring “Kamala IS brat.” Obama recently revealed his appreciation for the album on the ‘I’ve Had It’ podcast after including Charli's song ‘365’ on his 2024 summer playlist, stating, “Charli XCX — she knows what she’s doing.”
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00:00Barack Obama was apparently just as big of a fan of Bratz Summer as the rest of the world,
00:04sharing that Charli XCX quote, knows what she's doing.
00:08There's no denying the insane impact Charli XCX's album Bratz,
00:12and subsequent pop culture phenomenon Bratz Summer, has had on history and even American politics.
00:17The now iconic neon green album cover has made its way into a variety of social media trends,
00:22including Kamala Harris' campaign socials.
00:25The official Kamala Harris campaign X account adopted the Bratz branding
00:29in an attempt to hop on the trend and catch the attention of Gen Z voters, a move which paid off.
00:34Charli XCX herself endorsed Harris in a post on X, writing,
00:38Kamala is Bratz.
00:40So it wouldn't be a surprise to learn that former President Barack Obama is
00:43familiar with Charli XCX, but it also turns out he's a huge fan.
00:48A few weeks back, Obama released his annual summer playlist,
00:51and the summer 2024 edition featured XCX's song 365 off of Bratz.
00:56The former president doubled down on his appreciation for Bratz Summer in a recent
01:00episode of the I've Had It podcast, sharing,
01:02I just put out my playlist and 365 is on it, and Bratz is a great album.
01:07People question sometimes whether I'm actually listening to all this music.
01:11As I've testified before, I am.
01:13Charli XCX, she knows what she's doing.