ESPN – Classic Carrier Basketball with President Obama
November 11th, 2011
Tweet  AP Photo/U.S. Navy B. Taylor sang the National Anthem and performed during this great event. Below are some updates from B. Taylor himself (@btaylorofficial facebook.com/btaylorofficial) leading up to the event: “Special surprise at halftime, I am playing with Mario Lopez against James Worthy and Brooklyn Decker in a shootout, televised live on ESPN with Dick Vital announcing and Magic Johnson as the referee, head to head with the NBA hall of famer “Last night sound check was crazy, I was rehearsing the national anthem on the Aircraft carrier with F-22 fighter jets flying over head, today’s game on ESPN is going to be awesome…4pm PST/7pm EST…I go on at 4:04 sharp, getting psyched !”   B. Taylor with President Barack Obama & First Lady Michelle Obama  Air Force 1 President Obama landing for the Carrier Classic All Photos: 
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B. Taylor was discovered by Motown Legends and is the first hip hop artist to accomplish the following:
- #1 on Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles Sales
- #4 on Billboard Hot Singles Sales (all genres)
- First hip hop artist ever endorsed by a Classic Motown Legend
- First artist since Michael Jackson to be endorsed by this many Motown Legends
- First artist of any genre to be compared to Stevie Wonder by the people that discovered Stevie (the Miracles)
- First hip hop artist to be approved to shoot a music video on a military aircraft carrier (USS Midway)
- First hip hop artist to be supported and endorsed by High Ranking Government and Pentagon Military Officials
- First hip hop artist ever endorsed by Gene Cash and the iconic Cash Family of Country Music
- First hip hop artist to receive an honorary resolution from the Illinois State House of Representatives