By Jayson Rodriguez

Will Smith is making it known that he'd like to play the president-elect in a movie one day. And now Nick Cannon is putting the pressure on Obama ... to become the official White House DJ.

"I know what you like, Barack," Cannon said, addressing the president via the MTV News cameras at the Sundance Film Festival. "I've rocked with you. I've DJed before, so I'm trying to get that role. We just need to get in there and set it all off."

Jokes aside, Cannon explained that he's been a fan of the Chicago politician since the electrifying speech Obama delivered at the Democratic National Convention in 2004. The actor -- who has volunteered for the campaign over the past couple of years -- said the new resident of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is the real deal.

"That man is incredible," said Cannon, recalling meeting Obama personally. "I'm always saying he's the same man in a room of four as he in a room of 400,000. He's so passionate, he's so giving of himself, and he's the same way whether he's delivering a speech or talking to you one-on-one. He's an incredible dude."

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"Be the Change: Live From the Inaugural" will air live on MTV on Tuesday, January 20, at 10 p.m. ET/PT. MTV News will have wall-to-wall coverage of the event and of the scenes in Washington, D.C., New Orleans and Kenya in the days leading up to the event and in the days that follow.