OF THE "FRIENDS," DAVID
SCHWIMMER TURNED 54 TODAY.
♪
>> Tati: WE HAVE A SPECIAL MUSIC
MONDAY FOR YOU TODAY.
WE’RE HIGHLIGHTING A SPECIAL
COLLABORATION THAT FEATURES OUR
CITY’S BELOVED DETROIT YOUTH
CHOIR AND A LEGEND IN THE MUSIC
BUSINESS WHO HAS WORK WITH
EVERYONE FROM MARIAH CAREY TO
JAY-Z AND TOO MANY OTHERS TO
NAME.
HERE TO GIVE US ALL THE DETAILS
IS THE LEGEND HIMSELF, JERMAINE
DUPRI AND MR. ANTHONY WHITE, THE
DIRECTOR OF THE DETROIT YOUTH
CHOIR.
WELCOME TO THE SHOW!
>> HEY, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> Tati: HOW ARE YOU DOING?
>> VERY WELL.
>> Tati: SO JERMAINE, I WILL
START WITH YOU.
YOU HAVE AN INCREDIBLE EYE FOR
SPOTTING STARS AND TALENT.
WHAT MADE YOU WANNA WORK WITH
THE DETROIT YOUTH CHOIR?
>> BECAUSE I NEVER WORKED WITH
THEM BEFORE.
WHEN I WAS MAKING THIS SONG, I
WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT
RESONATED WITH MY TRUE AUDIENCE.
YOU KNOW, I HAVE SO MANY KIDS
THAT DON’T KNOW OF MY PAST
SUCCESS AND THEY ONLY KNOW ME
FROM THE RAP GAME, AND THAT’S
ALL KIDS, SO I WANTED TO MAKE
SURE I HAD THEIR ENERGY IN THIS
SONG.
AND I WAS LOOKING FOR THEM.
I DIDN’T EVEN KNOW -- YOU KNOW,
I DIDN’T EVEN KNOW WHAT I WAS
LOOKING FOR AT FIRST.
BUT I WAS LOOKING FOR THIS,
RIGHT?
AND IT JUST SO HAPPENED THAT,
THAT THEY POPPED UP ON THE TV AT
THE SAME TIME OF ME LOOKING FOR
THEM, AND THAT’S IT, I GOTTA GET
THEM!
AND I RECORDED THIS RECORD -- WE
RECORDED THIS RECORD DURING THE
WHOLE TIME OF YOU ARES BEING
LOCKED DOWN THROUGHOUT THE
PANDEMIC.
SO ME REACHING OUT TO PEOPLE AND
ACTUALLY PHYSICALLY BEING IN THE
STUDIO WITH THEM DIDN’T ACTUALLY
HAPPEN.
SO I WAS NERVOUS THAT IT WASN’T
GONNA COME TOGETHER.
BUT MR. WHITE, THEY PUT IT
TOGETHER, AND WE HAD A
CONVERSATION AND IT WAS BETTER
THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE.
>> Tati: I’VE SEEN THEM SING
LIVE AT THE DROP OF A DIME.
MR. WHITE, ANTHONY, HE DIDN’T
KNOW.
[LAUGHTER]
HOW ARE YOU GUYS DOING?
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> Tati: GREAT, GREAT.
SO WHAT WAS IT LIKE FOR YOU AND
THE KIDS TO HEAR THAT JERMAINE
DUPRI WANTED TO WORK WITH YOU
GUYS?
>> FIRST OF ALL, LET ME SAY HI,
TATI, JASON, EVERYBODY THERE,
WDIV.
WORKING WITH MR. DUPRI IS LIKE A
DREAM COME TRUE.
I COULDN’T ASK FOR ANYTHING
MORE.
OUR YOUNG PEOPLE WERE SO EXCITED
TO WORK WITH HIM.
THEY THOUGHT I WAS JUST PLAYIN’,
RIGHT?
SO WE HAVE TO DO THE WHOLE ZOOM,
WE DID A LITTLE ZOOM CALL, AND
JD WAS LIKE, HEY, Y’ALL, WASSUP?
AND THEY WERE LIKE, WHAT?
IT’S KIND OF CRAZY JUST TO DO
ALL OF THIS OVER A PANDEMIC AND
EVERYTHING THAT’S GOING ON IN
THE WORLD, IT WAS TRULY AMAZING!
>> Tati: AND IT SEEMS LIKE
OPPORTUNITY AND PREPARATION MEET
FOR YOU PERFECTLY THESE DAYS.
SO HERE’S THE QUESTION FOR BOTH
OF YOU.
AND JERMAINE, I’LL START WITH
YOU FIRST: WHY DO YOU THINK
THAT MUSIC IS SUCH A POWERFUL
VEHICLE FOR YOUNG AND OLD ALIKE?
>> I THINK IT’S SOMETHING THAT,
YOU KNOW, THAT HAPPENED WAY
BEFORE ME AND, YOU KNOW, COMING
FROM DETROIT, UHM, IT HAPPENED A
LOT COMING FROM THAT CITY.
UHM, AND PEOPLE JUST, YOU KNOW
PEOPLE LISTEN TO MUSIC AND THEY
LISTEN TO THE LYRICS AND THE
MUSIC A LOT DIFFERENT THAN THEY
LISTEN TO PEOPLE JUST TALKING TO
THEM.
AND IT HITS YOU A LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENT.
I MEAN NOT A LITTLE BIT, IT HITS
YOU A LOT MORE THAN A
CONVERSATION.
AND I THINK THE RIGHT MUSIC AND
THE RIGHT LYRICS, UHM, JUST GET
YOUR MIND RIGHT ANY TIME BY ANY
ARTIST.
>> YES.
>> Tati: THAT’S VERY TRUE.
MR. WHITE?
>> I FEEL THAT MUSIC HEALS, AND
THIS SONG RIGHT HERE, THIS SONG
RIGHT HERE, WILL HEAL THE
NATION.
THERE’S A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON
OUT HERE.
AND THE SONG IS OUR WAY OF
SAYING, LOOK, THINGS GOTTA
CHANGE.
AND JD PUT IT DOWN WITH THE
LYRICS, THE BEAT, AND GOT EVERY
FAMOUS PERSON IN THE WORLD IN
THERE.
I DON’T KNOW IF -- DYC, WE ARE
HERE, AND THEY SAY WE’RE FAMOUS,
BUT --
>> Tati: YOU’RE FAMOUS, IT’S
OFFICIAL.
[LAUGHTER]
>> HE HAS EVERYBODY AND HE HAVE
ONE OF MY FAVORITE SINGERS IN
THERE, WINE-YAY.
AND IT’S A TRUE DREAM TO WORK
WITH THEM.
>> Tati: JERMAINE, TELL US WHAT
WE CAN EXPECT FROM CHANGE, WHICH
IS GONNA TAKE US TO BREAK.
>> I MEAN, YOU KNOW, WE’RE
TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE SPREAD
THE WORD.
ALL THE PROCEEDS FOR THIS RECORD
GOES TO SOCIAL CHANGE FUND
CREATED BY CARMELLY ANTHONY D.
WADE AND OTHERS IN THAT GROUP
AND HOPE EVERYBODY SUPPORTS IT
AND GET THE VOICE OUT HERE.
>> YES.
>> Tati: I THINK WE GOT A LITTLE
BIT OF A TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY.
I WANT TO THANK BOTH OF YOU.
YOU’RE BREAKING UP A LITTLE BIT,
BUT WE GET THE MESSAGE.
THANK YOU BOTH SO MUCH FOR
TAKING THE TIME TO BE WITH US
TODAY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Tati:
>> THANKS FOR HAVING US.
>> Tati: ANY TIME, MR. WRIGHT.
YOU KNOW THAT.
AND HERE IS "CHANGE" TAKING US
TO THE BREAK.
♪
>> THESE ARE TOUGH TIMES WE LIVE
IN BUT WE CAN’T GIVE N WE MUST
STAND TALL AND REAL STRONG.
IT’S UP TO THE YOUTH TO LIVE ON.
>> AND CARRY THIS TORCH WE
PASSED DOWN.
BECAUSE IT’S NOPT THE LAST
ROUND, AND THE NEXT GENERATION,
MY FAITH IS NOT WAVERING.
>> IT’S UNSHAKABLE BECAUSE I
KNOW YOU’RE FAR BEYOND CAPABLE
OF DOING ALL THAT MUST BE DONE.
BUT TO DO IT ALL, WE MUST BE AS
ONE.
>> ONCE YOU TAKE THE REINS
BELIEVE IN YOUR GREATNESS.
>> AND BETTER THIS WORLD WITH
CHANGE.
♪
♪ I SEE THAT YOU WANT IT SNOET
SO DON’T TAKE NO DAYS OFF
♪ I SEE THAT YOU LOVE IT
♪ I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT
♪ BEFORE YOU CAN SEE IT YOU’VE
GOTTA BELIEVE IT
♪ YOU’RE THE GENERATION OF
TOMORROW. ♪
♪ AND ALL TIME IS BORROWED SO YOU HAVE TO SHOW THE WAY
YOU HAVE TO SHOW THE WAY
♪ YOU AND I
♪ YOU -- WE GONNA MAKE A SCENE
AND MAKE THEM ALL BELIEVE
♪ WE GONNA NEED TO CHANGE WHERE
WE WANNA BE
♪
♪ WE CAN HAVE IT ALL
♪ NOTHING IS TOO BIG
♪ WE CAN BE THE CHANGE THAT WE
WANNA SEE ♪ [INDISCERNIBLE] ♪