| Obama BasedGod | |
| Type: | mixtape |
| Artist: | Lil B |
| Cover: | Lil B - Obama BasedGod based cover rare tybg.jpg |
| Genre: | Hip hop |
| Label: | BasedWorld |
| Producer: | Lil B |
| Prev Title: | Task Force |
| Prev Year: | 2012 |
| Next Title: | Based Jam |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
Obama BasedGod is a mixtape by American rapper Lil B. It was released digitally for free on July 30, 2012 through Lil B's own record label, BasedWorld Records.[1] [2]
The mixtape references Barack Obama, the first African-American President of the United States[1] and features tracks that focus politics and societal issues.
Obama Basedgod is described as Lil B's "most straightforward rap-rap" release since 2011's I'm Gay (I'm Happy)." On the mixtape's production, Lil B stokes "nostalgia for the Diplomats' or Hov's heyday with sped-up soul and Motown singles throughout." The track "Government Imported" features the beat from Jay-Z's "This Can't Be Life". The track "Vote for Lil B" is the most political song on the mixtape,[3] while the track "Freeway Trips" is about his financial troubles.
Carrie Battan of Pitchfork was mixed in her review of the mixtape, stating: "Despite its charms, Obama Basedgod is often downright boring, joyless, and indistinguishable from hours upon hours of the rapper's throwaway material." Battan also wrote: "Obama Basedgod is ultimately an insignificant piece to the Lil B puzzle, but that's the point-- without the excess, the dependable comforts of the curious hum of his machine would fade to black."