HE BECAME THE FIRST TO VOLUNTEER A FREE STYLE RAP FOR US.
HERE’S OUR CONVERSATION AIRING
RIGHT NOW FOR THE VERY FIRST
TIME.
TIME. >> YOU KNOW, YOU REPRESENT NEW
JERSEY IN THE SENSE THAT, YOU
LITERALLY DO AS A SENATOR.
BUT ALSO THE CONCEPT.
>> REPRESENTING.
>> REPRESENTING. >> WE HAVE SOME NEW JERSEY
LINES.
LINES. I WANT TO RUN THEM BY YOU.
>> LAUREN HILL.
SHE SAYS, ROCK HARD LIKE GRANITE
OR STEEL.
OR STEEL. PEOPLE FEEL IT FROM NEWARK TO
ISRAEL.
ISRAEL. >> THAT’S A PROUD THING.
YOU LISTEN TO HER EPIC ALBUM.
THE PERSON YOU HEAR, THAT IS
ACTUALLY THE MAYOR OF NEWARK
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. THAT’S WHOSE VOICE IT WAS.
>> ARE YOU FOR REAL?
>> PRETTY COOL.
>> SO WHAT WAS HE --
>> HE WAS A SCHOOL TEACHER.
>> SO THAT’S A LEGIT --
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. IT WAS POWERFULLY --
>> THANK YOU.
>> THE PORTENDING OF THE FUTURE.
>> THAT’S WHY.
>> SO SHE REPS NEWARK.
>> HARD.
>> HARD. >> I’M GOING TO GUESS, I’MGOING
TO GUESS.
TO GUESS. WE DON’T HAVE RED MAN ON HERE.
>> FIRST OF ALL, RED MAN IS IS
STRAIGHT UP.
STRAIGHT UP. THAT’S THE NICKNAME.
>> SOME OF THE RED MAN LYRICS
THAT THE CANDIDATES CAN’T
USUALLY HAVE.
USUALLY HAVE. >> THOSE POP IN MY MIND.
>> THIS WAS PAC THROUGH YOUR
TOWN AND DOWNTOWN NEWARK,
SHOWING LOVE FOR THE EAST COAST.
>> I LITERALLY DID NOT KNOW
THAT.
THAT. >> FRENCH MONTANA.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. >> CAME UP ON THE SEWER.
GOT THE WORK OUT.
RIDING WITH COLIN AND WATCHING
FOR THE GREASE.
>> THAT’S THE SECOND ONE OVER MY
HEAD.
HEAD. I DID NOT KNOW THAT.
>> WHEN YOU GET TO BE A REALLY
FAMOUS RAPPER, YOU DON’T NEED TO
RHYME ANYMORE.
RHYME ANYMORE. THERE IS JUST A LINE.
THAT’S COOL.
THAT’S COOL. >> SO I WILL SAY SOMETHING ABOUT
THE REGRET, BUT I MAY OR MAY NOT
OCCASIONALLY WRITE THINGS TO MY
GIRLFRIEND.
GIRLFRIEND. I THINK I TAKE CREATIVE LESSONS
FROM MY HIP HOP LOVE.
>> YOU WRITE A POEM WITHOUT
RHYME?
RHYME? >> IT SORT OF RHYMES IN THE WAY
HIP HOP FOLKS CAN GET AWAY WITH.
>> EMINEM SAID YOU BEND THE
WORDS.
WORDS. IF YOU ARE GOOD AT IT, YOU BEND
IT INTO ANYTHING.
WE WILL HAVE TO GET THOSE LINES
FOR YOU.
FOR YOU. PEOPLE KMEPD ME FOR THECOMMENT O
JOKES.
JOKES. >> I RESPECT THAT.
I AM THE SAME WAY.
WHAT DO YOU CALL 100 RABBITS IN
A ROW GOING BACKWARDS?
A RECEDING HARE LINE.
THE "NEW YORK TIMES" DID A GREAT
STORY.
STORY. THAT’S KIND OF A SMALL
POPULATION BUBBLE COMPARED TO
THE BABY BOOMERS AND COMING
AFTER THE MILLENNIALS.
WE WERE THECHECKING THE MILLENNI
BEING DOWN WITH THE RAPPERS.
WE WERE THE ORIGINATORS AND THE
WHOLE -- I THINK THAT’S REALLY
POWERFUL THAT IS SAMPLING THE
OLD.
OLD. IT’S ALSO INNOVATING ON THE NEW.
>> AGAIN, IT’S NOT TO GLORIFY
ANY, BUT IF YOU GO BACK, YOU
HAVE TO WORK HARDER TO FIND YOUR
MUSIC AND DIG IN THE PROVERBIAL
CRATES.
CRATES. EVERYTHING IS --
>> I THINK THERE IS POWERFUL
THINGS.
THINGS. YOU HEAR TWO TURN TABLES AND A
MICROPHONE, YOU KNOW IT’S A
DIFFERENT ERA COMPARED TO WHERE
THE DIGITAL MUSIC IS TODAY.
>> THIS BRINGS US BACK TO THE
BAD PUN.
BAD PUN. THIS IS A FREESTYLE IN FAIRNESS.
CALL ME NEW JERSEY BECAUSE I’M
ALWAYS IN A NEW JERSEY.
>> THAT IS PRETTY COOL.
>> IT’S A NEW JERSEY PUN.
>> NO FEET TO BE ON THE BEAT SO
FAR AWAY FROM THE ACTUAL STREET.
>> WE WILL AT A BEAT UNDER THAT.
>> IF YOU WANT TO BE UNDERSTOOD,
YOU HAVE TO COME TO MY HOOD AND
YOU WILL FIND OUT WHAT IS REALLY
GOOD.
GOOD. I WILL NOT DO THIS IN THE
DEBATES.
DEBATES. YOU LITERALLY --
>> YOU MIGHT GO UP TO THE PLACE
OF BERNIE.
OF BERNIE. >> I WILL MAKE NO COMMENT
BECAUSE THAT PART WILL BE
REPLAYED.
REPLAYED. PEOPLE CONNECT TO AUTHENTICITY
EVEN IF IT’S A DIFFERENT RHYTHM.
I WENT TO A GRADUATION THIS
WEEKEND AND THEY WERE PLAYING
IRISH BAGPIPES AND IT MOVED ME.
I’M NOT SORT OF LIKE NATIVE TO
THAT INCREDIBLE MUSIC, BUT THE
POWER OF GREAT MUSIC, IT’S
AUTHENTICITY CONNECTS, EVEN IF
IT’S A DIFFERENT CULTURE ACROSS
THE RELIGIOUS LINES, PEOPLE WHO
ARE REAL NEED TO BE CELEBRATED.
YOU WENT IN THE SENIOR CITIZEN
BUILDINGS IN NEWARK, THEY CAME
IN BECAUSE I TOLD THEM CORNY DAD
JOKES.
JOKES. >> HUH THAT COVERED.
>> I HAD IT COVERED.
THIS IS A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
WHERE PEOPLE DO NOT WANT PEOPLE
TRYING TO BE SOMETHING YOU’RE
NOT.
NOT. BE 100% YOURSELF.
I FEEL LIBERTIY INY Y ININ DOING
I THINK I’M THE BEST PERSON, BUT
IF I END UP NOT BEING THE
PERSON, BUT I GAVE ALL MY HEART