Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Musi waJanuary 21, 2009, Jay-Z akaita rwiyo urwu sechikamu chebasa rake paStaff Ball, chiitiko chokupedzisira chaBarack Obama
kugadzwa. Mutambo wacho wakanga uri wevashandi 4.000 bedzi vakanga vashanda pakuronga kwaObama. Jay-Z akachinja mashoko acho kuti aenderane nemamiriro ezvinhu enhoroondo, uye boka revanhu rakaimba pamwe chete richiti: "Ndine zvinetso 99, asi Bush haasi chimwe chazvo", achitsiva shoko rokuti "chipfambi" nezita romutungamiri wenyika aimbova. Pamusangano weMutungamiri Barack Obama munaNovember 2012 Jay-Z akachinja mazwi erwiyo kuti "Kana uine matambudziko epasi ndinonzwa urombo kwauri mwanakomana / Ndine matambudziko makumi mapfumbamwe nemapfumbamwe asi Mitt haasi mumwe wavo".