-We got a lot to cover and a lot to talk about.
I want to get to the album, but first, I want to know
that I didn't know that you were in "The Lion King."
-Yeah. [ Laughter ]
I am, a little bit, in "The Lion King."
-How did that come about? And how did I not hear about it?
-It's a really weird story.
Basically, I grew up a huge fan
of the original "Lion King" film.
And one of my really good friends, Childish Gambino,
or Donald Glover, as lot of people know him...
-Yeah. -...worked on the film.
He starred in the film.
And he contacted me while they were working on it
and was like, "Hey, I told Jon Favreau,
the director, that you were a huge fan,
and he wants you to come in as kind of, like,
a nostalgia consultant... [ Light laughter ]
...to, like, tell him what '90s kids like
about 'Lion King' and stuff." So...
-Wow! -That's what I did.
I came in and I gave -- -You're a nostalgia consultant?
-That's what -- [ Laughter ]
I'm the guy who knows about nostalgia.
-Wow! -Yeah, man.
-Dude, this is amazing. -Yeah.
-This will get you other gigs. -Yeah, exactly.
And it did give me another gig. I ended up doing --
I did a little bit of slight vocal work on the animated film.
-Could we know -- will me know it's you when we hear you?
-No, no, no. You won't know it's me.
It's, uh... It's very, uh --
It's very weird. It's like --
I do like a lot of the background noises.
[ Laughter ] I'm dead serious.
-Are you sure that you're in this movie?
-Yeah. -Are you sure?
[ Laughter ] -In very small parts.
If you see an antelope grazing or you see --
-Wow. -I'm so serious right now.
[ Laughter ]
-Wait. So, they -- You went in --
They had Chance the Rapper come in, and then you --
And they say, "Hey, can you do an antelope grazing?"
-Yes. -And what --
Could you give us an idea of what that would be like?
-I'll do it for free this time. But usually --
-Close your eyes, everybody. Close your eyes,
and picture, if you will, an antelope grazing.
-[ Clears throat ]
[ Munching sounds ]
Does that sound...? -Wow, that's unbelievable.
[ Cheers and applause ]
♪♪
-That's really -- Felt like there was an antelope
grazing right in -- -Right in front of you.
-Right in front of me.
Dude, are you a little --
Are you afraid or honored that there's an alligator
on the loose in Chicago? -[ Laughs ]
-This is real.
There's an alligator on the loose in Chicago,
and they called it Chance the Snapper.
-Yes. [ Laughter ]
-And this is real. And this is -- look.
-It's a real thing. -That's the alligator's face.
That's Chance the Snapper. See it's face?
-Wow, it's crazy. -Now he's saved.
He's okay. He's gonna be in the zoo.
Do you have any words for Chance, if he's watching?
-Oh, yeah, man. Keep your head up.
[ Laughter ]
They got you locked down.
They can have your body, but they can't have your mind.
[ Laughter, cheers, applause ]
-Fantastic! Wow!
That's beautiful words. That's more than enough.
Now, I want to talk about you as a humanitarian, as well.
You do so many good things, really.
I told you this before when you were on the show.
You donated a million dollars to public schools in Chicago.
-Yeah. [ Cheers and applause ]
-I think more people should do that and take --
set an example and do what you do.
And this year, you just surprised everyone.
You donated a million dollars to mental-health services.
-Yeah. [ Cheers and applause ]
-That's very cool of you to do that.
What made you get involved with the mental-health services?
-I've just noticed that there's a higher frequency in,
like, my friendships or relationships
where there's, you know, mental-health issues.
It's just closer to me than I thought it was is,
I guess, the best way to put it
and a multitude of different situations and relationships.
And I think once I found out about it and realized
the stigma behind getting help or getting treatment,
me and the people at Social Works,
which is my nonprofit in Chicago,
came together and put together a plan
for supporting a few already standing
mental-health facilities in Chicago
that practice mental wellness in a bunch of different ways,
and then also creating a new database
for all the mental healthcare facilities
and programs and organizations in Chicago
so that people can find help really easily
and kind of get rid of the fear behind getting help.
You know what I mean? -Good for you.
I like what you're doing. [ Cheers and applause ]
-That's the answer. -Talk about it.
That's really cool. I like that you do that.