Jim Yong Kim, World Bank Nominee, Raps At Dartmouth (WATCH)

The World Bank may have at least 99 problems, but its leader's ability to spit rhymes will not be one.

Jim Yong Kim, the man President Obama has tapped to run the World Bank, can be found on the internet rapping (h/t ThinkProgress). The Dartmouth President threw down to help introduce "Dartmouth Idol," the college's live version of the famed television show.

Dressed in a black t-shirt, black pants, a white coat, a white fedora and glowing green bracelets, Kim sang, rapped and channeled *NSync in a choreographed dance to a parody of the Black Eyed Peas' "Time of My Life."

On Friday, Obama announced that he would be nominating Kim, a leader in the public health field, to the surprise of many. That's because bigger names like Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were rumored to be in the running for the post.

Unfortunately, copious Google searches don’t seem to be turning up any Harvard videos of Summers dancing to "Tonight's Gonna Be A Good Night." Please let us know if you find any.

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Comments

[AnswerToJob]

11:19 AM on 03/24/2012

Let's see HOW the Republicants attack this good man....he certainly isn't going to help line the pockets of the 1%.

[ssullymets]

10:54 AM on 03/24/2012

I didn't know Mr. O's Secretary of Energy Mr. Chau could rap, I knew he could
raise gasoline prices from $1.84 to $3.88 with no problem, blessing some
states with over $4 a gallon. So Mr. Obama's World Bank Nominee is a drunk
closet rapper, well folks by November the current $15,600,000,000,000.00
National Debt will look like a small number.
p.s. I like how Mr. Chau gave himself a A for increasing gasoline by 120%.

[Shaun187]

10:11 AM on 03/24/2012

At least its not Larry Summers is all I can say

[RoughCollie]

08:14 AM on 03/24/2012

YAYYYYYYY!!!!!

I was cheering along with all those kids! WOW! Jim Yong Kim has to be the ABSOLUTELY COOLEST college president and future IMF World Bank President EVER!!!!! 3 cheers for such an obviously GREAT GUY!!!

[YeWight]

05:28 AM on 03/24/2012

As Mr.Zimmerman once sang - the times they are a-changin'.

[ssullymets]

03:39 AM on 03/24/2012

I didn't know President Obama's Secretary of Energy could rap. I'd give him a A.

[ljc]

06:47 PM on 03/23/2012

He also does a Michael Jackson rendition of Thriller.......it is great.

[RoughCollie]

08:15 AM on 03/24/2012

Are you kidding??? Where can we watch it?

[mater]

08:18 AM on 03/24/2012

Jim Yong Kim did undergraduate at the Uof Iowa. He certainly has come a long way and I hope he is able to secure this leadership position.

[eclub]

06:14 PM on 03/23/2012

I was automatically against his nomination based on past Pres. Obama's picks starting from his days as President-Elect, which ran contrary to my expectations; his picks started from absurd to bizarre. From Emmanuel to Bernanke. Only interwoven with one decent pick, the one for Mid-East envoy,Sen. Mitchel. I shouldn't say "interwoven", or even interspersed, I think "sandwiched" is more app.

Having said that, I'm impressed with Kim's art above. I will now dig deeper to see if he is impressive as the leader of the World bank. The only difference between "New World Order" and "World bank" is New Order.

[brucekeller]

02:22 AM on 03/24/2012

No one cares about your thoughts...vote for Bush again.

[RoughCollie]

08:19 AM on 03/24/2012

That's not true, I care. When someone stops long enough to reflect on their automatic choices to consider the alternatives that shows maturity and intellectual progress. Your kind of attitude is what encourages solid political divisions that do little for progress. If you are a caring and thinking voter then an apology is due.

[RoughCollie]

09:34 AM on 03/24/2012

By the way, not only am I an Obama supporter and have gone door to door for him, but I have also co-managed a Democratic State Senatorial campaign. I walk my talk...and you?

[RoughCollie]

08:26 AM on 03/24/2012

I appreciate and think it's great that you stopped to reconsider that there might be a little more depth to President Obama's choice than you originally gave him credit for. I agree with you, Jim Yong Kim is one incredibly impressive artist and his awesome resume and humanitarian work throughout the world is simply mind blowing.

[The Red Snapper]

06:13 PM on 03/23/2012

He's got a grill on fyra, stacking it highah,
Many head chompin' like a hydra,
World bank chilling, bankers make a killin'
Brinks trucks be bringing checks from the money he be stealing.

Obeezie set him up, to be bringin' it down,
Running greenbacks all outah town,
JY KIM be afermative, see how you learning it,
Jackin' you dough like a red state conservative.

Peace.

[Skerries]

04:48 PM on 03/23/2012

Nice going Jim. We are all proud of you!

[emphatico]

04:19 PM on 03/23/2012

He and Obama need to release a hit album one of these days.

[RoughCollie]

08:27 AM on 03/24/2012

LOL...F&F...still chuckling on that one..love it!

[barakagirl]

04:08 PM on 03/23/2012

Well if Summers can be nominated (ex president of Harvard) so does this guy. I hope he can deliver because the WB is a big bureaucracy with an internal culture of statu quo...

[ElvisChrist]

03:15 PM on 03/23/2012

I got admit, that was awsome! As far as Pres. Obama's world bank nominee, I have no idea.

[LegalMomma]

01:34 PM on 03/23/2012

Very cool! I like him already!

[globality]

01:30 PM on 03/23/2012

Great choice. Someone who is in touch with the future generation.