"It's a music recording studio where I can invite Chance The Rapper or Bruce Springsteen, depending on your taste, to come here and talk about how you can record music that has social commentary and meaning," he says.
Obama says the centre itself is “not just a building. It’s not just a park. Hopefully it’s a hub where all of us can see a brighter future for the South Side." He added that it'll be a "working centre for civic engagement and a place to inspire people and communities to create change.”