The Daily Show: Ears Edition - Mask Madness - Blue States Are Ditching Mask Mandates | Robert Glasper

Episode Date: February 9, 2022

A jet company offers couples a romantic Mile High Club experience, several blue states announce an end to COVID-19 mask mandates, and Robert Glasper discusses his album "Black Radio III." Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You're listening to Comedy Central. Big day today, the Oscar nominations came out. Yes, powerful, powerful moment. Many, many movies were nominated. Many were snubbed. You know, I don't know about you, but I always feel like the Oscars, whenever the Oscars have the nominations announcement, I always feel like that's when it's like movie homework time for me. Because it's never the moviesars have the nominations announcements, I always feel like that's when it's like movie homework time for me.

Because it's never the movies I've watched. Do you know what I mean? Like the nominations are always like, and the nominations are, man in an old place. Woman doing a thing a long time ago. Black person suffering. And then it's, you know what I mean? And I'm like, I haven't watched. I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm like, I'm like, I'm, I'm, th. th. th. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi, thi, thi. thi, thi. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thooo theee. the. tho thee. tho the. th you seen it I'm going to I'm going to I'm going to I'm going to I'm going to I'm trys I'm fash and furs seen it. Matrix I'm fortunately seen it. Do you know what I mean? It's never... Like the Oscars always feel like

like they do it on purpose. It's almost like they go to the box office and they're like, what are the people watching? Then they're like, these are like these ones? All right, these are the ones we're gonna. It's like a disconnect, you know? And I'm not saying the movies are not good. Please don't get me wrong. I'm just saying the the disconnect the disconnect the disconnect the disconnect. I's the disconnect the disconnect. I's the disconnect. I's there's the disconnect there's there's their their their their their their their is is their is their is their is their is their is their their their is their their their their their their their they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they're they's they's they's they's they's they's they's they's they's they's they's they's they's they's they's. I. I. I's. I's they's. they's. they's. they's. they's their. their. their. their. their. their their their th. th. th. their th. their their the the the th the the their their their their their their their they. It's like these movies are the vegetables of movies. Very good for you. Powerful for the soul. Powerful. But when you high on some shit, you're not craving these movies. Coming to you from the heart of Times Square in New York City,

the only city in America. It's the Daily Show, the today Putin's big table. Dams take their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their the's the Daily Show, Ears Edition. Tonight, Putin's big table. Danes take their masks off and Robert Glasper. This is the Daily Show with Trevor Noah. Hey, what's going on everybody. Welcome to the Daily Show. I'm Trevor Noah. And joining me for today's headlines is Desi Leidegg. What's going on, Desi how you doing? Hey, I'm good, I'm excited. Got a big game this weekend, Bengals versus Rams. Super Bowl, I feel you.

Oh, no, I'm having an animal fighting ring in my backyard. I'm renting a Ram and a Bengal tiger, and they're going at it head to head to head. chilly place and bets. You're coming over right? Nothing weird about it. I got permits, I got the whole nine yards. I would love to be there. I just promised Michael. And I'm he's so happy to have me. I'll see you after. All right, cool. I'll see you after Michael's. Sounds good. All right. Let's jump into today's headlines. We kick things off with the big international news that could possibly lead us to World War III. And no. th. th. th. th. th. th. th th. th. th th. th. th th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. to th. to to th. to to th. to thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to thi thi thi thi thi thi thi to World War III. And no, I'm not talking about whether Northwest should be on Tick-Tock. I'm talking about Russia and Ukraine. Because every day, Putin moves his tanks closer and closer to the Ukraine border,

creating the world's most high stakes game of, I'm not touching you. You can't call mom, I never tou toucest your face. Now, because war is bad for tha is bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad is bad bad bad bad is bad bad is bad bad bad bad bad is bad bad is bad bad bad is bad bad bad is bad bad bad bad is bad is bad bad bad bad is bad is bad bad is bad bad bad is bad bad bad bad bad bad is bad is bad bad bad bad is bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad for thia thia thia thia toooma. toooskia. tooosk. tooomoom. tooom. tooom. tooom. tooom. toa. toa. toa. toa. toa. toa. toa. toa. toa. toa. toa. toa. toa. toa. toa. toa. toa. toa. toa. toa. toa. toa. toa. toa. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. te. thea. thea. toe. toe. thea. toe. thea. thea. te. te. tou tou face, never tou tou face, I don't touch your face. Now, because war is bad for business and also human life, every country is trying everything that they can to talk Russia down from its invasion plans. And yesterday, the President of France took his shot. And people had high hopes for this meeting, you know, because the French and the Russians they have a lot in common. For example, both have disgusting salad dressings named after them. But despite this commonality, the meeting did not go well. French President Emmanuel Macron is in Russia.

He met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow at a 20-foot-long table, thanks to COVID restrictions. Macron believes Russia has a right to ask questions about its security and seek guarantees. Putin did not offer to de-escalate in that meeting with Macron, but Russia does continue to deny any plans of an invasion. Okay, people, what the hell is this? Why are they sitting so far apart? Like, I've been in Zoom meetings where I'm sitting closer to the other person.

Who, like, why do you even have a table so big? Like, do you see that thing? Maybe Putin isn't trying to take over Ukraine because he's evil. Maybe he just needs more space for his giant, fucking furniture. Apparently the reason for this distance is because they say they want to make sure everyone is safe. That's what they say. And no, I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I'm the the the the the thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi. the the the the the thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. theanananan. theanan. thea. thi thi thi thi thi th. That's what they say. And no, I'm not talking about COVID, I'm talking about Putin. Yeah, if he wants to kill you, at least with this table, he's got to catch an Uber to get to your end.

In four minutes, you're dead. Five minutes now, Latifif Mi's turn. Why would you take this work? Putin is playing some crazy psychological mind games with Macron. You think so? Yeah, French people don't know how to sit at a big table like that. He didn't know what to do. They're used to those tiny little bistro tables where they have like room for one little glass of wine and a cube of cheese.

That's it. It's the lug that table all the way up the staircase just for that meeting and then he had to wait five hours and take the table back down crazy. What? I don't think that's how delivery works. I think... Well think about if he's playing mind games like that, he brought that table in specifically for that meeting. And that delivery guy, he better not get any nicks or dings in it because he's getting poison in the neck if he does. Yeah, I think you have a very different idea of what they do. But yeah.

Yeah, no, that's exactly what happened. We'll agree to disagree. We totally agree. Look, all I'm saying is, all I'm saying is, the table might be better than catching COVID, but it could also be the reason that there's a giant war, because these two couldn't possibly have understood each other at all. I mean, just listen to the conversation.

Mr. Putin, we cannot risk another war. What? We cannot skin another boar? No, no, not boars. I'm talking about foreign affairs. You're having an affair? Of course, you're French. Maybe I could sit closer to you. No, I'm saving the seat for a friend. His coat is on it. But you can't hear anything I'm saying. That is interesting, yeah. Are you doing that thing where you agree because you're not sure what I said? Moscow smells like urine. Your face looks like a peach head Botox. And it's only Monday.

All right, let's make like the president of your high school drama club and move to New York City. Last month, New York inaugurated a new mayor. Moderate Democrats and former police captain, Eric Adams. And even though he's new in the job, that hasn't stopped him from making his presence felt. For instance, he's said that he's going's gonna take his mayor's salary in crypto. Yeah, which means he's the richest, mayor, poorest, mayor, poorest mayor, richest, mayor, poorest, mayor, I wish I'd taken cash mayor in the world right now. Also, Mayor Adams is a vegan. Yeah, I know, I thought he was black. I know. And, uh, this week he had. to thi. And, and, th thaken cash mayor in the world right now. Also, Mayor Adams is a vegan.

Yeah, I know, I thought he was black. I know. And this week he announced that going forward, all New York City schools would have to have mandatory vegan Fridays. Which I actually think is a great idea. Yes. Because Friday I think it needs to be taken down a peg, you know. Oh, you're excited for the weekend. about a tofu sandwich, bitch? Now obviously because of this decision, a lot of people are mad. Like a lot of people are mad. You have to eat meat or it's not a meal! But if you

ask me, there's nothing wrong with kids being exposed to different kinds of foods and different kinds of diets. And yeah, I'm talking about you, kids with peanut allergies. Stop being so close-minded. So yeah, schools in New York are going to serve a vegan food on Fridays, partly because the mayor himself is vegan. Or is he? It's a big city scandal in New York. Mayor Eric Adams is making waves with the revelation that he eats fish. Adams is a self-proclaimed vegan. A report in Politica New York with the revelation that he eats fish. Adams is a self-proclaimed vegan. A report in Politico, New York over the weekend, cited restaurant sources at a midtown eatery

frequented by the mayor, who say Adams often dines on fish. He released a statement saying, I want to be a role model for people who are following or aspire to follow a plant-based diet. But as I said, I am perfectly imperfect and have occasionally eaten fish. Okay, everybody calm down. I can feel the stress in the room right now. Everybody calm down. I know you're angry right now, and I know you want him to step down, but give the man a chance. Yes, he's a vegan who sometimes eats fish. But don't get a twisted man. Being a vegan isn't about eating vegan.

It's about telling everybody that you're vegan. So technically, this man is legit. And that is what's great about New York. We're imperfect here. You can label yourself whatever you want in New York. Whether it's thia the vegan the vegan matter, you know. That's why the vegan mayor isn't vegan. And that's why the New York Jets can call themselves a football team. You know, if you ask me, the weird thing to me is not that he cheats occasionally on his veganism. It's to cheat, cheat, cheat, eat a cheeseburger or a pepperoni pizza. Eating fish as your cheat meal is like getting a whole pass from your spouse and using

that whole pass to have sex with a fish. that's a total waste of a whole pass and a fish. I guess. I'd say, I really appreciate his transparency and that he didn't make the fish sign an NDA. I guess. Yeah, come on. this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this is, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I th thi thi, I thi, I thi, I thi, I thi, I thi, I thi, I thi, I thi, I thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi is is thi is thi is thi is thi thi, thi thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi is thi is thi.eeeeeeateeeeate is thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii.e is thi. thi. th that he didn't make the fish sign an NDA. That's progress. I guess. Yeah, come on. This is like an adorable political scandal. This is ridiculous. Let the guy eat a little bit of fish. What's next? Adams took a penny but didn't leave a penny. He put a plastic cup in the paper recycling bin. He's keeping solitary confinement at Rikers. Okay that one is, that one's bad.

The paper cup ones are He's keeping solitary confinement at Rikers. Okay, that one is, that one's bad. The paper cup ones are pretty bad. God. Yeah, that's like, those are, those are pretty bad. I apologize over and over again. I don't know what else I can do. The colors match you put the, you know. All right, finally, if you're still looking for a perfect Valentine's Day gift, there are a few last-minute options that you can consider. I know it's late, but you can consider these

things. You can cook a nice meal, right? And if you can't cook, you can give that special person a coupon that they can exchange for a piece of jewelry later if they promise not to dump you. Or, or you can get them a gift that'll take your relationship to totally new heights. New this morning for you with a week to go until Valentine's Day. One company in Las Vegas wants to help couples safely join the mile high club. It's from the company Love Cloud fittingly. Well, couples can rent a private, 45-minute flight. It comes with a private bed bed blocked off from the pilot

with the curtain there. Well, officials say there's also a commemorative membership card signed by the pilot himself. They also say the sheets are changed and everything's been cleaned in between flights for you. Prices for the romantic getaway. Start $995. Wow, okay. This is not what I expected.

And I feel like it kind of defeats the whole purpose of the Mile High Club. You know? The Mile High Club isn't just about having sex on a plane. It's about having terrible sex quietly without getting sucked down that toilet. That's the experience. Anyone can have sex on a plane. Not to mention, they said this flight only lasts 45 minutes. Only 45 minutes? You realize that's barely enough time

to apologize for the first two minutes? And don't get me started on the fact that the pilot, aka Mr. Smiley over here, I've just got to trust that I've got privacy because he closed that little curtain. H. I'm not going to pay $1 a a a tho $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1, $ 1, $ 1, $ 1, $ 1, $1, $1, $1, $1, $1, thous, thous, thous, thi $1, thi thi thi thi thi thi that's thi that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's that's thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi that's that's that's that's that's pay a thousand dollars to have sex while some random dude is sitting there pretending to not pay attention. That's not a plane. It's a flying dorm room. So, I mean, look, good luck to these guys.

But I don't know how many people are going to want to take this flight, because there's always a chance of a crash. There's always a chance. When you fly, crashed into a mountain. The main thing, though, is that it just doesn't seem like it's worth a thousand bucks. It's a cool experience, but $1,000 is a lot of money. I mean, think about it. Spirit Airlines only costs what?

$1,19 a round trip? Yeah. leave you feeling like you are f-ed. So I mean that's a pretty sweet deal. I completely agree with you. It takes all the fun out of it. It's like if CNN is going to hold a staff meeting where they're like everyone come and masturbate. Jeffrey Tubin is not logging on to that. It takes all the fun out of it. If someone gave me that as a away. I don't need to ride the Jiz Jet. I don't need that. Plus if you think about it, it's not really all that practical because how are you going to fit all your sex toys in a carry-on? You got to put him in an airplane mode. You don't know if they're the work. You gotta just like pray for turbulence right before the final descent. And you get all your lube in those little three-ox-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-n-n-n't tho-n'-n'-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-s, tho-a-a-n-n't tho-n't thi thi thi, th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th-n th-s, th-s, th-s, th-s never thought of the practicalities. Well, that's what I'm here for. Yeah, yeah, that really helped me a lot. You're welcome. Why, why does a sex toy have airplane?

All right, let's get into our main story, which is about masks. Yes, a key tool in the fight against COVID, and the reason we've all gotten really good at smithing. Now, masks have been a really contentious issue since the very beginning of the pandemic, and that doesn't seem like it's going to change. So, let's see where the mask debate stands now in another installment of Mask. Mask Madness. Let's be honest, people.

There's been no point in this pandemic where everyone has been on the same page about masks. No point at all. Initially, the CDC said that masks don't help with COVID. That's what they said, right? Then I guess maybe they googled something and then they decided, no, no, no. If you don't wear a mask, you're going to kill your grandma. Then, because of all of that, we just had people arguing, arguing the whole

time about us, us, oh, mask this, must, that. People arguing with strangers in the street about proper mask-wearing etiquette. It's below your nose, it's above your chin. Yours has a dolphin. Where can I get one of those? And for a long time, Red States and Blue States have completely opposite mosques, right? throwns, their tode. thiiiiuuuuuuuuiiuiuiuiuiuiuiuiuiu. toe, toe, toe, toe, toe, toe, toe, toe, too. toe, too. too. to to tho, to to to that, tho, tho, tho, and th. People, th. People, people, people, people, people, people, people, people, people, people, people, th. People, th. People, people, people, th. People, people, and th. People, and th. People, and th. People, and toe. People, toe. And, toe. And, toe. People toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. toe. to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to the. thean. thean. the. the. starting to change their tune. Some strong indicators of the receding Omicron wave and the countries move toward a new normal. One by one, five states just announced dates to end mask mandates in schools, child care centers or end indoor masking entirely. New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, Oregon, all ending their school mask mandates either this month or next. Delaware and Oregon will also drop their school mask mandates either this month or next, Delaware and Oregon, will also drop their statewide indoor mask mandates

entirely soon. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy said his decision to drop a statewide school mask mandate is not a declaration of victory over the virus. We're not going to manage COVID to zero. We have to learn how to live with COVID. But many parents are still concerned, as only about 22% of children aged 5 to 11 are fully vaccinated, significantly lower than the nearly 75% of adults. It seems to be a recipe for disaster,

sending them in without masks on. Oh boy, yep. This is a complicated issue. On the one hand, masks can do a lot to keep kids safe, right? They can also help to prevent the spread of COVID, to teachers and to staff. And on top of that, they can help hide all of those middle school mustaches.

I mean, I don't know why you need that, you're 14. Why do you look like a porn star? But you also also also also also also also also also have to have to have to have to to the benefits to the benefits the benefits the benefits to the benefits the benefits their their their their their their to their their, their, their, their, their, their, to their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the.. the. the. the. theanananananananananananananananuu. toeanananananananananananananananananananan. teateateat. toeanananananan downsides because kids need to see each other's faces to advance their emotional development and it makes it easier to understand what the teacher is saying and they need a place to store their pencils when they're not using them. But more and more, Blue States are weighing the pros against the cons and they're changing their tune and they're deciding that it's time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time time to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to to to get to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to. to. to. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. their. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. their. their. the pros against the cons, and they're changing their tune. And they're deciding that it's time to get rid of mask mandates. And not just schools, by the way. Mask mandates are being repealed for adults, too, mostly because the Omicron wave is subsiding,

but also because Democratic politicians, they just can't to stop doing stuff like this. Well, Stacey Abrams, a Democratic candidate for Georgia governor, faces criticism tonight for what she didn't put on her face. These are pictures that both Abrams and the principal of an Atlanta area elementary school tweeted out last week. Abrams was attending a Black History Month reading event, and you can see the children in the class are wearing masks.

Teachers, staff and guests in the class are wearing masks. Stacey Abrams is not. The event was in Decatur that city and school district have mask mandates. Now since the backlash started, Abrams has deleted the tweet and the school's principal, who first tweeted the pictures, has deactivated her Twitter account. The Abrams campaign suggests the attacks are politically motivated. The Abrams campaign also told the Atlanta Journal Constitution that she wore a mask to that school but later removed it so she could be heard by students watching remotely and for the photos on the condition that everyone around her was wearing masks.

Ah, Stacy Abrams. Come on. You can just say that you messed up. You can just say that. Your team doesn't need to be like, oh no, Stacy only removed the mask so that the kids could hear her speech. First of all, no little kids want to hear a speech from a politician, right?

Especially the kids doing remote learning at home. Mosque or no mask, those kids are not listening to you. They're watching Pepper Pig in another tab. It's not about the kids. Just say, I was doing the thing. Because everyone's got a reason for taking off the mask. No, it didn't take off the mask. I only took off the mask.

Yeah, that's why everyoneto take off the mask. And Stacey's campaign for them to say, the criticism is politically motivated. That might be true, but then again, so was posting the picture in the first place. I mean, the picture was politics. Politics is the only reason people hang out with second graders that they don't know, or at least the only reason. Going to this classroom in the first place. Abrams is campaigning for governor of Georgia. So why waste your time meeting kids who can't even vote

when you could be out in the streets meeting adults in Georgia who also can't vote? Although I guess this may be part of Stacy's plan. You meet with the school kids, and then if they line up at the polls now, they'll turn 18 by by by by by by by by by by by by by by by by by by by by the the the poll by the poll the poll the poll their their their their their their their their. line up at the polls now, they'll turn 18 by the time they reach the voting booth. It's pretty smart, actually. Yeah.

I take my mask off to you, madame. But look, as bad as this was, at least Stacey Abrams didn't make the masking rules in Georgia. Because if you break the rules that you make, that's much worse for you. Which is exactly what happened in Los Angeles over the weekend. California Governor Gavin Newsom, along with the mayors of LA and San Francisco on the defensive over photos, showing them without masks, posing with Magic Johnson.

The politicians were seen here at Sofai Stadium over the weekend at the Rams 49ers game, not wearing masks. LA County rules. State people at large events have to wear masks except when eating or drinking. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti defending his maskless picture with Magic Johnson. In an exchange with the reporter Wednesday, Garcetti claimed he held his breath.

I'm used to criticism as a public figure. I've been wearing a mask the entire game long. People want a picture, I hold my breath. Zero risk. This guy being serious? This guy being serious? Is it like that's a real thing? See me? He wasn't holding his breath.

Everyone knows when you hold your breath. Your face does this. That's holding your breath. Now look, am I saying that, oh, politicians need to always hold themselves accountable to every single law that they impose on us? Kinder, yeah. Or at least have a better reason to break the laws than, oh shit, it's Magic Johnson!

That's so irresponsible. You're supposed to set the example. And if you ask me, the biggest scandal here is that Garcetti is making it sound like magic asked him for a picture. You know the way he said it, oh, when people ask me for the, no, my man, my man. If two people take a picture together, the person who sucks at basketball, they're the ones who ask for the picture. That's the rules of taking pictures. So again, why can't politicians admit, you know what, I messed up. I wanted to see my face in the picture and when the mask is on, it's not as cool. Because

the rest of us actually get that, right? Taking a photo with a mask on sucks. It's weird. People take photos smiling, right? Unless it's like the 1850s, because all those photos are more like... because all those photos are more like, This camera had better not steal my soul. But other than that, people smile in photos. That's kind of the whole point. We get it. So look, I'm not an epidemiologist, but maybe, maybe it's a good thing that mask mandates are starting to go away. Students in school will be able to interact normally.

Democrats can stop getting tripped up by their own mask mandates. And for me, well, I'll finally be able to tell when the waiter is judging me for ordering off the kids menu. You know what? Sometimes I just want two fish sticks, okay? I'm a vegan. All right, when we come back, Grammy Award winner, Robert Glasper, you don't want to miss it. Welcome back to the Daily Show.

My guest tonight is multi-gramming and Emmy award-winning artist Robert Glasper. He's here to talk about his new album, Black Radio 3. Robert Glasper. Yes, indeed. Thank you, thank you for having me. Good to have you here. For one of the most anticipated albums, I think, of all time. All time, period. Genuinely, of all time. Past thriller. Like before music was even invented,

people have just been like, this is what we've been waiting for. And I'm acting like it's not a big deal. It is, it is. It is, you know, I, that, th. I, th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. thi. th. thi. thi. thi. thi. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. ta. ta. tha. tha. tha. tha. tha. t hear about where every musician wants to work with them. You know, with comedians, you know, you are a musicians musician. You are a musicians musician. Where everyone from Erica Badoe all the way through to like her and Corday and, you know, Kendrick Lamar and let's start with that. What do you think it is about your music that every musician gravitates towards? I think think think think think think think think think think th th th th th th th th th th th th th thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi. I thi. thi. thi. thi. their thi. thi. thi. the. the. the, the, th. th. I are are are are are are are are are th. I are are are their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. the. the. theate. I'm theateateate. I'm theate. I'm theauui. You are the. You are the. You are the. You are the. gravitates towards? I think it's just being honest, the honesty of it all, because, you know,

I'm technically trained, you know, a little bit of classical music, but I went to school for jazz, you know, all that stuff. So I have that, but at the same time, you know, with all the genres that I play, I play with the masters of that that, It's a real thing, you know what I mean? So I played with the masters of hip hop.

I used to play in the roots. I played with Jay Della, you know what I mean? I used to play with Q-Tip and Com and all those. So that's the hip-hop thing. And in the R&B where we're just talking about playing with Maxwell for a year. Yes, right? singer, you know, a vocalist. So it's like I was just in those slots with the real people for that for so long. So I can tap into that, you know what I mean? I like this.

Like in a Kung Fu movie, you're going to learn with all the best masters of all the different styles. I'm like Bruce Lee of the piano. It's like the wing Bruce Lee of the piano. I mean, there's a few people who could argue with this. Like, for those who don't know, I mean, like, let's say somebody like Kendrick Lamar, you know? He is known to be one of the most meticulous artists out there.

Absolutely. You work with him on Pimper Butterfly, right? But the way it happens is you're supposed to be., you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, to be, to be, to be, to, and, and, to, the, to, I, to, th, I, th, th, th, the, th. th. th. the, th. the, the, thi, like, let, like, let, let's, let's, let's, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, the. the. the they. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. the. th. the. th be there for one song. Yeah. He hears you play and then he goes like, no, all of it. All of it. Yeah, I was there. My friend Tarris Martin called me, he's like, yo, come by the studio, I'm here with Kendrick now, I need you play for one song. Wait, that happens in real life? Literally, in real life. You see, I've heard that, I don't know. I'm the studio. the studio. the studio. the studio. the studio. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thr. thr. thr. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. I'm th. I'm th. I'm th. I'm th. I'm th. th. I'm th. I'm th. th. I'm th. I'm. th. I'm. th. th. th. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm th. I'm th. I'm th. I'm tha. I'm tha. I'm ta. I'm ta. I'm ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta. ta he's like, I'm at the studio. I'm at Dr. Dre studio with Kendrick. Come now, after you finish recording, that, come there. I went there, played the first song, and Kendrick was there. He's like, whoa, whoa, whoa, keep him there.

Pull up, so and so, and so, one take play what I hear. So I'm on like nine or ten songs on the people. Some of the stuff I didn't even get credit for it because it happened so fast. You know what I mean? After, you know, but like everything happens so fast. But it was amazing man. And Kendrick's so open. He's like a jazz musician. Yes, he is.

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that. Right. And you've won four Grammys. I've won four Grammys. Exactly. I'm out out here. It's not about the award. It's about the music. But I, with that, everybody's like, oh, you're a jazz maician, so put the album in the jazz category. But I was on the streets, I was on tour of Maxwell. Yes. I'm knowing what's happening in the R&B world, the R&B world love the record. Right. The hip hoppe world. the today's, I'm, I I, I, I, I, I, I, I, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, I, I, th, th, tha, I was, tha, I was, tha, tha, I was, I'm, I'm, I'm, tho, tho, tho, th, th, the the the tho, the tho, the the tho, the the the the the the the the th, th, the th, the th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th............... I was. I was. I was.. I was. I was. I was. I was. I was. I was. I was. I was. I was. I was. I was. thin, th th toed. I was. too. th too. th th toooo. theeee. I was th the. I was tha. I was th. I was th you know what, I'm put this in the R&B category. And what we got nominated, I was like, oh man,

I was done, then I was like, we're not gonna win. But I was like, cool. That's the vindication you needed. Vindication I needed. And then when, you know, when you have Jimmy jam. Why do you think? Because no one knew? that's no one thmeme thme tho tho tho. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. I was. I was. I was. I. I was. I was. I was. I was. I was. that. that. I was. I was. I was. I was. I was. I was. I was. I was. I was. I was. I was. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I. I was. I was. I was. I was. I was. I was. I was. I was. I was. I was. I was......................................... I was. I was. I was. I was. I was. I'm thinking okay we got nominated at least that I'm good for that I'm not thinking we're gonna win because that's not how Bruce Lee would think that is not how Bruce Lee would think you know that's true

Bruce Lee I'm gonna win the Grammy I can't I became Bruce Lee right after that Grammy that's not be carass the gropper exactly that's that's what it is for sure growing up growing up growing up growing up growing up growing up growing up growing up growing up growing up growing up growing up growing up growing up th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th growing up growing up growing up growing up growing up growing up growing th growing th growing th growing thus thrown thro. I love listening and hearing about your story because I love hearing about anybody who's been to church as much as I have growing up. You were in church a lot. A lot of church. A lot of church. My mom was the music.

It's for no reason. It's for all the reasons. You get the blessings. What do you mean? You get blessings? Okay. Because a lot of people go to different churches, so my mom took me to every different kind of church. You know what I mean? And you play, that's what intrigued me.

You played music in every church. I played for a seven-day Venice church on Saturday, on Saturdays. All right. I played for a Catholic church, the Catholic church. But what are you playing at the Catholic church? This particular hymnnames. At this particular Catholic Church, also the priest was a jazz fan. And the choir director, rest and peace, Kim Roy, she passed away, but she was a jazz singer. So they would do the call and response things to jazz thus.

No, come on. It was so innovative. You're telling me that when I was in Catholic church, I could have been getting jazzed. Absolutely. We were changing up things and making them jazz. It was amazing and then right around the corner at 11 o'clock I will go to the Baptist church I play that. That must have been the most fun. That must be the most fun. Absolutely. I bought so much lunch from my friends. It's crazy. I bought so much lunch from my friends. It's crazy. Where the tops on me. It's going down. I'm not even thirsty, but I always want to do this.

Oh, you should do it. That's what it's here for. It's not even for the actual drinking of the thing. We just keep the water from episode to episode. We don't even change it. So, um,. A lot of pressure. Are you, are you? Not really, no pressure.

See. You forgot, be water, my friend. I'm loving this, man. Because most people would go. The first album came out. It was basically like, like the godfather. You know where people were just like, what is this album? then. the second one came out. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. the. th. th. the. the. th. th. the. th. th. the. the. th. the the. the. the. the. the. the. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You. You....................................................................................................third one coming out. Most people would think pressure. No, no pressure.

Like water. Like water, my friend. My friend, congratulations on another amazing album. Thank you for being on the show. Absolutely. Black Radio 3 comes out February 25th. Well, that's our show for tonight. But before we go, to celebrate Black History Months, is getting an update. We've got a brand new mug and 100% of the Viacom CBS

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