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McCain was right. Obama is like Britney Spears and Paris Hilton.

Barack Obama receives a shout out in Jay-Z’s new single, “Jockin’ Jay Z (Dope Boy Fresh,” forever solidifying his name in popular culture, like Spears and Hilton.

He is not longer just the presumptive Democrat presidential nominee. He’s a pop culture reference.

Jay-Z raps “I rock with Obama but I ain’t no politician. And I chill with the thugs and the gangsters too. I ain’t a Blood but I’m warring with the boys in blue. Crooked officer, crooked officer. Why you wanna see me in a coffin, sir?”

Obama’s camp has yet to respond of acknowledge the reference. Jay-Z’s album. The Blueprint 3, has no tentative release date.

Now that Obama is being used in the rap song lexicon, look for “I got more gold than Michael Phelps” in a rap song soon.

There’s one person that has the vote of both U.S. presidential hopefuls: Frank Sinatra.

Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain have each unveiled their top 10 favourite songs, with Ol’ Blue Eyes making it onto both of their lists.

Obama’s Sinatra pick was “You’d Be So Easy To Love,” while McCain’s choice was “I’ve Got You Under My Skin.”

Beyond that, the two candidates differed widely in their musical tastes. Obama, 46, offered a list that was a mix of old and new, with the Fugees’ “Ready Or Not” being his No. 1 song. The rest of his favourites ranged from Aretha Franklin’s “Think” and Bruce Springsteen’s “I’m On Fire,” to U2’s “City of Blinding Lights” and Kanye West’s “Touch the Sky.”

Also making his list was will.i.am’s “Yes We Can,” a pro-Obama song based on one of his speeches and featuring guest vocals from various celebrities.

McCain’s list was made up exclusively of older tracks, with “Dancing Queen” by ABBA topping the 71-year-old’s list. It followed by such tunes as Roy Orbison’s “Blue Bayou,” ABBA again with “Take A Chance On Me,” The Beach Boys’ “Good Vibrations” and Louis Armstrong’s “What A Wonderful World.”

Blender magazine, which asked the candidates for their song choices, features both lists in their September issue.

Here are the candidates’ top 10 favourite songs:

Barack Obama:

Fugees – “Ready Or Not”
Marvin Gaye – “What’s Going On”
Bruce Springsteen – “I’m On Fire”
The Rolling Stones – “Gimme Shelter”
Nina Simone – “Sinnerman”
Kanye West – “Touch The Sky”
Frank Sinatra – “You’d Be So Easy To Love”
Aretha Franklin – “Think”
U2 – “City of Blinding Lights”
will.i.am – “Yes We Can”

John McCain:

ABBA – “Dancing Queen”
Roy Orbison – “Blue Bayou”
ABBA – “Take A Chance On Me”
Merle Haggard – “If We Make It Through December”
Dooley Wilson – “As Time Goes By”
The Beach Boys – “Good Vibrations”
Louis Armstrong – “What A Wonderful World”
Frank Sinatra – “I’ve Got You Under My Skin”
Neil Diamond – “Sweet Caroline”
The Platters – “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes”

Not only do movie producers want her, but Presidential hopefuls John McCain and Barack Obama also want Angelina Jolie on their side. Unfortunately, the Oscar winner has yet to make up her mind.

According to E! News, Angelina Jolie has “not decided on a candidate.”

“I am waiting to see the commitments they will make on issues like international justice, refugees and how to address the needs of children in crisis around the world,” says Jolie, 33.

But is Jolie leaning more to one side than the other?

”I think people assume I’m a Democrat. But I’m registered independent and I’m still undecided. So I’m looking at McCain as well as Obama.”

Other celebs to openly express their presidential choices are Oprah and most recently, Paris Hilton. While Oprah is personally endorsing Obama, Paris Hilton has opted for another candidate: herself.