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Michelle Obama, don't quit your day job yet! In an attempt to connect with the youngsters, America’s First Lady released a video recently in which she raps about healthy eating while dancing with a turnip.

While many have dubbed it cringe-worthy, it's nevertheless gone viral and picked up over 10 million hits.

The 50-year-old mom-of-two can be seen bopping along to rapper Lil Jon’s Turn Down for What in which she gives the lyrics a vegetable-inspired twist by singing “Turnip for what?”

The vid was a response to a question asked by Barack Obama impersonator Imman Crosson in a Q&A on Vine to promote Michelle's Let’s Move campaign (which fights childhood obesity) when asked how many calories she burns up “when you turn up [slang for “going wild]”. Take a look.

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