The Daily Show: Ears Edition - Votegasm 2020: Peach State Edition | Method Man

Episode Date: December 8, 2020

Trevor examines Georgia's high-stakes Senate runoff elections, Jaboukie Young-White takes a retrospective look at the year in music, and Method Man talks about "Power Book II: Ghost." Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Hey, what's going on, everybody? Welcome to the Daily Social Distancing Show. I'm Trevor Noah. Today is Monday the 7th of December, which means Christmas is only 18 days away. So if you start now, you might finish untangling your lights in time for Christmas next year. Anyway, coming up on tonight's show, somehow Rudy Giuliani got coronavirus. Djibouki Young White knows the best songs of the year, and Method Man is on the show as our guest. So let's do this, people. Welcome to the Daily Social

Distancing Show. From Trevor's couch in New York City to your couch somewhere in the world. This is the Daily Social Distancing Show with Trevor Noah. the ears addition. Let's kick things off in India. The country whose favorite pastime is baseball played all wrong. While most of us have spent 2020 in sweatpants and perpetually uncombed hair, a few others have decided that actually glamour is more important now than ever before. And if you're really looking to make a statement, well this just might be the thing for you.

Jewelers in India said a Guinness world record for most diamonds in a single ring. Look at that thing. There are a total of 12,638 diamonds on this flower-shaped ring dubbed the Marigold, or the Ring of Prosperity. The previous record was set with 7,800 diamonds. Ooh, wait! That ring has almost 13,000 diamonds? That's the kind of gift you get your wife if she caught you cheating with every person she's ever met in her life.

All right, so that diamond's for your best friend, and that diamond is for your sister and that big one, that diamonds for the time with your dad. You slept with my dad? Baby, you see the diamonds, don't you? Now, look, I'm sorry, but I don't think this should count for record number of diamonds on a ring, because that thing is not a ring, all right? That's a hand sombrero. You can't just say something is a ring because you can stick your finger in it.

I can't put my hand in the muffler of a Lamborghini and be like, look at my fancy ring. Look at my fancy ring. The weird thing about this ring is that on the one hand, yeah, you probably want to wear it to the most glamorous party in the world. But on the other hand, you also probably want to wear it to a bar fight because one punch with that and your enemy is dead. It's basically brass knuckles but for the red carpets. Oh, you want a step to me, Merrill? You want to step that ring? It's too rich for any event. There's no event glamorous, like the only event glamorous enough to wear that ring would be like if there was a wedding

between, I don't know, the Pope and Queen Elizabeth. And that's not gonna happen unless the Queen is out walking her Koggi one day and then it breaks loose from the leash when the Pope. Toggy runs up to 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 side of the road fixing his Pope mobile and the Corgy runs up to the Pope and then when the Queen catches up to the dog the Pope is sharing his sandwich with it. That would actually be an amazing romantic comedy, you know. This summer Frankie's breaking one vow for another. But let's make like a fugitive and move on to Mexico. It's like Canada, but with hot sauce. Over the years, Mexico has become synonymous with drug cartels and the lengths that they'll go to stay in power. But now, it looks like they've traded their triggers for Tick Toxx.

Tick Tock's algorithm has made many things go viral, from the latest dance craze, to laugh out loud memes, but one disturbing trend surfacing is cartel content. Experts are warning many clips on the service are glamorizing drug culture, especially during a year where the murder rate in Mexico the past, they used to show clips of strength and violence like murders or beheadings, and they've slowly changed their strategy to show more glamorous flashing things and luxurious lifestyles. That's making things a little bit more appealing to the youth. Yeah, of course the luxury lifestyles and tigers are going to be more appealing than

showing murders. But at some point, you're going to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have the the the the the their clips their clips their clips their clips their clips their clips their clips their clips their clips their their their their strength their strength their strength their strength their strength their strength to to to to to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have to have the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the their clips strength strength their clips their clips their clips the luxury lifestyles and tigers are going to be more appealing than showing murders. But at some point, you're going to have to tell the recruits what their real job is. All right, dude. Thanks so much for letting me sign up to the Sinhaloa cartel, man. So like, what are we doing the party boat? Ah, first things first. You've got to chop off that man's the, okay. And then the party boat afterwards? We'll see if there's time.

But yo, man, this story should not be a surprise. This is what happens with every social media app. First people use it to connect with people and have fun. Then, creepy men use it to send dick picks. Then it becomes a recruitment tool for extremists and criminals. And finally, they promise to fix fix fix fix fix fix fix fix fix fix fix fix fix fix fix fix fix fix fix to fix to fix to fix to fix to fix 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 to to to their 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 their their their their their their their their their their their their their their 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 to their their their their their becomes a recruitment tool for extremists and criminals, and finally, they promised to fix the platform, but they just end up adding a stories function. And we're all like, yay! By the way, can you imagine the pressure of being the Sinhala Cartel's social media

guy? Hey, everyone, please like and subscribe. They have my family, man. So I don't think anything is going to change here. And you tha, tha, tha, tha, tha, tha, tha, tha, than, than, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, thi, thi, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, that, thi, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, thin, thin, tho. And, thin, thoooan, theean, thean, thean, thean, thin, thean, thin, thoan, thooo. And, than, they have my family, man. So I don't think anything is going to change here. And you know what? I think cartels getting on social media is actually a good idea. Yeah, I know, hear me out. Because it might get the cartels out of the drug game and into the sponsored content game. They're just going to be having meetings like,

Yo, Patron, we're ready to smuggle the rest of cocaine the cocaine the cocaine the cocaine the cocaine the the the cocaine the cocaine cocaine the rest of that cocaine across the border. Are you crazy and lose our deal with Fenty? Never! Now of course there is really only one story that everyone is talking about all over the world. COVID-19 and yes it's still real even though people are all sick of talking about it. It's like how white people feel about racism. Now there are some places in the world where the coronavirus situation is improving. Yeah, great news. Australia celebrated today as Freedom Day, when restrictions in most parts of the country were lifted for the first time in months. And now most of their success has been attributed to stopping interstate travel, unlike the US, where they shut down schools in New York, but then allow people to travel to Miami, lick strangers' faces in the club, and then come back. In Europe, France and Germany have announced

that they're expanding their lockdowns as cases have continued to surge. In fact, it's gotten so bad that even Sweden is now on lockdown after admitting that its hands-off approach didn't work. Yeah, this whole th, they were telling the world, we trust our people to make the right decisions for themselves, and Corona was like, I also trust your people to make the right decisions for me.

As for here in the United States, COVID-19 has finally struck its least surprising victim yet. The coronavirus has again hit President Trump's inner circle. this time,'s his personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, who was admitted yesterday to Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington. Rudy Giuliani appeared on television Sunday morning, claiming President's fight to overturn the election results was making progress. Just hours later, the president revealed that Giuliani tested positive for COVID-19. He spoke in Arizona, Georgia, and Michigan, often without covering his face.

I don't want you to do this if you feel uncomfortable. But would you be comfortable taking a mask off so that people could hear you more clearly? Can you hear me now? Man, that woman did not want to take off her mask? Did you see her? She was like, motherfucker I can see out here with th here with th here with th here with th here with th here with th here with thia thia thia thi thi? thi? thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. off her mask. Did you see her? She was like, moth-fella, I can see the corona on you. Get out of here with that shit.

So yes, Rudy Giuliani has tested positive for the coronavirus. Although he is suing to have that result overturned. But for now, it doesn't look good. And the truth is that Rudy has only got himself to blame for this. that Rudy has only got himself to blame for this. I mean, this dude was going all over the country, refusing to wear a mask. What do you expect? If I go around licking car windshields,

I can't be shocked if I get bird flu. Or if I go around drinking at bars until 3 a.m. I can't be surprised when I go home with your mama. Oh! as you might have some shot in Freudia about this thing. Rudy Giuliani testing positive for COVID-19 is a terrifying new development. Because you realize up until now we didn't even think that dead guys could get Corona. But look, we all wish Rudy Giuliani a speedy recovery. I want him to get back to the days when his hair was melting off his head. Nobody wants to make jokes about Rudy having a deadly disease. What we want is to make jokes about how Rudy farted

on camera at an election hearing, like full-on trumpet blast. This happened in Michigan on Wednesday and I'm pretty sure that you will hear it, but you will definitely know it. The moment when it happens by watching the face of the woman sitting next to him. I'm just hoping to get an answer to get an to get an answer to get an answer to get an answer to get an answer to get an answer to get an answer to get an answer to get an answer to get a to get a to get a to get a to get a the answer the the to get a to get a the to the the to the to to the joke the joke to to the 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. the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the. the. the. thea. tea. tea. te. te. te. te. te. te. te. th. te. the, the. it happens, by watching the face of the woman sitting next to him. I'm just hoping to get an answer to the other questions about Mr. Barr and others who have disprovened a lot of life. I gave you the answer. The answer that I gave you is they didn't bother to interview a single witness. Just like you, they don't want to know the truth. Well, you probably know the the truth. I'm worried about they're not wanting to know the truth. Oh man, the look, the look that she gave him.

You know that look she gave him like, I knew I should have worn a face mask around you, you smelly bitch? And it was so loud. It sounded like his butt was demanding a recount of his lunch. Although, to be fair, that fart is no worse than any of the other legal arguments Trump's campaign has made so far. In fact, it's entirely possible that that fart was part of Rudy's legal strategy. You know, everyone in the room is going to be like, oh God, all right, fine, yeah, yeah, just Trump is president forever. Just don't do that that again, please. Trump is president forever. And before you say, no, Trevor, that, that, that, that, that, that, th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thre, thre, thre, thr, thr, thr, thr, thr, thr, th. th. thr, it's, it's, it's thi, it's th. th. th. thi, it's thi, it's thi, it's th. that's, it's, it's, it's, it's is that's is th. th. th. th. It's is th. It's is th. It's is th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thr. thr. thr. t. tr. tr. tr. tr. tr. tr. tr. tr. tr. tr. dramatic hearing. Let me remind you that it works in all the best courtroom dramas.

You want answers! I want the truth! You can're going to take a quick break. But when we come back, we'll talk about how Georgia is on everybody's mind, and then we'll look at the year's best in music. Stick around. When 60 Minutes premiered in September 1968, there was nothing like it. This is 60 Minutes. It's a kind of a magazine for television. Very few have been given access to the treasures in our archives. You're rolling? But that's all about to change.

Like none of this stuff gets looked at. That's what's incredible. I'm Seth Done of CBS News. Listen to 60 Minutes a second look on Apple podcasts starting September 17th. Welcome back to the Daily Social Distancing Show. On January 20th, Joe Biden, the boomer with the Gen Z teeth, will be sworn in as the next president of the United States. But whether he'll be able to get anything done depends on where the Democrats have a majority in the Senate. And that depends on what happens in Georgia one month from now. So let's check in on the Peach State with a special edition of Vote Gasm 2020.

Yes, it's still going. Let's talk about the United States Senate. It's the home of the the United States Senate. It's the home of the two least intimidating street gangs. And right now, the future of the Senate is on the line in Georgia, where Republican incumbents Kelly Lofla and David Perdue are both facing tough Democratic challenges in run-of-elections. So, to give Lof-Ferler and Purdue a boost, the GOP is pulling out its biggest gun. Donald Jango Fatt Trump.

All eyes on Georgia, those two critical Senate runoffs heating up the control of the Senate at stake. President Trump hosted an outdoor rally in Georgia in support of the two Republican senators locked in a special election. The rally in Valdosta, Georgia was the first one since the November election. It was very important as Republicans try to keep the Senate in their control. At the urging of Kelly and David, my administration took historic action to protect growers of Georgia blueberries, peppers, peppers, squash, and cucumbers. Who does cucumbers around here? Because I like cucumbers.

I'm the only one. I like cucumbers. Can you, I'm the only one. I like cucumbers. Yo guys, Trump doesn't care anymore. I mean, like he even cares less, but he doesn't care. He'll just say whatever pops into his mind now. Who likes cucumbers? Who likes cucumbers? I'm the only one.

They've got that green screen, but it's bumpy. It's so green, so bumpy like it's got warts. I had a wart once, but it got removed. I wanted to put it in a little jar, but they wouldn't let me. It would have been my best friend. And look, of course Trump loves cucumbers. It's no surprise. I mean, yeah, he prefers them pickled and surrounded by a Big Mac, but still, that's a cucumber. So look, clearly Donald Trump is only going to be of limited help, but the GOP senances haven't been able to help themselves much either. You see, both of them are in hot water over big stock trades that they made during the coronavirus pandemic.

And that two debates yesterday, neither of them handled the issue well. First of all, Senator Purdue simply skipped his debate, leaving his opponent John Ossef to debate an empty lectern, which actually put extra pressure on Ossef, because imagine if you lost to a lectern. Like the voters are just like, oh, I don't know. I guess I like the strong silent type. And while Loflowe did to show up at her debate, after this exchange, oh, she might wish that she hadn't. Senator, should members of Congress be barred from trading stocks? Look, what's at stake here in this election is the American dream.

That's what's under attack. When they attack me for a lie, a left-wing media lie, conspired with the Democrats spy. This is an attack on every single Georgian who gets up every day to work hard to provide a better life for their family who wants to live the American dream. Wow, robot Ann Coulter nailed that. Because if you're trying to dodge a question, you just pivot to the American dream. She's got to be a role model for all the kids in Georgia. Billy, did you flush a cherry bomb down the toilet? Look, Mr. Johnson, what's at stake here is the American dream.

That's what we gotta be talking about. You're right, Billy. You're right. And you gotta love how shady rich people always to acta tackack to act thea tho tho thea tho the a thea th tho thea th th try th to th th tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho to tho-a tho to that. to to to tho-a-a, th. th. th. th. th. th. th. the the the the the the the the the the the the the the th. B. B. B. B. B. th. B. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. ttttttttttttttttttoda. today, today, try. try. ttry. toda. today, today, today, today, today, to ttoday, today, today, try to act like attacking them is attacking everybody. If you take away my helicopter parking spot, you're taking helicopter parking spots away from every American in this country. Now let's be clear, even though Georgia went narrowly for Joe Biden this year, it is still a very red state and the Republican candidates do have an advantage. But ironically, Trump might be hurting their chances more than he helps.

For Republicans looking at Georgia, there are questions now about whether the president's baseless claims of a stolen election could actually depress turnout for those really important runoffs. When the president was down here in Valdaa, uh, and a crowd that attracted thousands of people, he told them conflicting messages. He said the election was rigged. Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, to go out out out out out out out out out out out out out out, to go, to go, to, to go, to go, to go, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, thi, thi, the, the, the, the, the, th. the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, thi, the, thi, the, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. t. tr. the, the, the, the. the. the. the. the. the. true, true, true, true, true, true, the. the. the. the. the. t, he told them conflicting messages. He said the election was rigged, hey, but go out and vote January 5th for these two senators. So what message does that leave these loyal supporters of his with? It leaves many of them confused. This is exactly the kind of thing that Republicans are concerned about. They are worried that the president's message on election fraud could essentially backfire for Republicans. If he convinces voters that it's not worth their time to go out and cast their ballot on January 5th

because the fix is in. That's right. Because they indulged Donald Trump's bullshit claims of fraud, Republicans might have suppressed their vote so much that they could lose their Senate majority. In fact, you might say that Trump has put Republicans in quite the pickle. I like cucumbers. My man. All right, when we come back, Djibouki Young White wraps up the year in music. And Method Man joins us on the show. Stick around. When 60 Minutes premiered in September 1968, there was nothing like it.

This is 60 Minutes. It's a kind, there was nothing like it. This is 60 Minutes. It's a kind of a magazine for television. Very few have been given access to the treasures in our archives. But that's all about to change. Like none of this stuff gets looked at. That's what's incredible. I'm Seth Done of CBS News, listened to 60 Minutes, a second look on Apple podcasts starting September 17.

Welcome back to the Daily Social Distancing Show. So 2020 is almost over. And we can all agree that this has been a pretty perfect year. So much great stuff happened and nothing bad. And for the rest of the month, we'll be remembering all of 2020's best moments. Today, Djibouki Young White takes a. And in the year 2020, when the world was ravaged by deadly virus, music was a place of comfort. But that doesn't mean music wasn't affected.

Tours were cancelled. Bass players were forced to wash their hands for the first time. Even music's biggest award shows were forced to have virtual performances. Band members had to play six feet apart. Lady Gaga was forced to perform as performances. Band members had to play six feet apart. Lady Gaga was forced to perform as the character Dot from a Bug's Life. We stand Dot. Gay icon. But coronavirus wasn't the only thing tearing America apart in 2020. America had a real racial reckoning, and music artist used their platform to call for change and post Little Black Squares on

Instagram. But one band in particular, got ultra-woke. Recently, country band, Lady Antibelum, changing its name to Lady A. But now in a legal dispute with a black soul artist, Anita White. I have built this name for decades before they were born, and I've been building it and I'm an independent artist. We grind every day to do what we do. And black folks, indigenous people, color of this land, we grind even harder. Wow, okay, that is so messed up. First of all, black people didn't hear about you until you try to see him that black lady's name. Second of all, if you're going to actually change your name, change your name.

Don't just abbreviate the problematic part. Like for example, my name used to be change your name? Change your name! Don't just abbreviate the problematic part. Like for example, my name used to be Tim Plantation, but I changed the bad word and now it's Jabuki Plantation. But many musicians did properly honor the struggle against police brutality. Artists marched in the streets with Black Lives Matter or hosted benefit concerts to raise money. But if you ask me, the thing that was the greatest support for Black Lives this year was this. This record is in honor of George Floyd.

And I really hope we can see more unity and more peace. So, shout out to his family. I have a great. more peace so shout out to his family. Of course you can't talk about 2020 without referencing the smash hit WAP by Cardi B featuring Megan the Stallion. Now I can't get the rights to play that song because in basic cable but I was able to get into a studio and record a version of my own that gets the vibe across. There's a crow in this blouse, there's a crow in this blouse, you're messing with a

wet ass pussy. Mmm, I love that song. Never, I mean, never have I ever been so excited to see how kids Bob covers a song. So much has happened. Wait, okay, what else? What else? What else? What else? Beontay? Beyonce released a visual album. There was also a music today's thauze thauile, thauile. Taylor. thaupts breaking records with her

surprise new album Folklore. The pop star selling over 1.3 million albums in just 24 hours. Yes, Taylor Swift went folk which is not as crazy as people are making it out to be. She started out as a country singer. Folk singers are just country singers that wear vintage clothing. Now what would have been crazy is if Taylor ran as Kanye's VP. Either way folk l folklore was one of the biggest albums of 2020 and its lead single Cardigan was streamed over seven million times on its day of release. Let's take a listen. Baby, I've got a wet ass pussy. Get me a cardigan for this wet ass pussy.

Also can't afford the rights of that, but it is a classic. But musicians this year didn't just give us comfort in times of need. Some of them literally help save lives. People on social media noticed that Dolly Parton was listed as one of the sponsors of Moderna's new coronavirus vaccine in a preliminary report. Parton announced in April you may remember that she was giving a million dollars to Vanderbilt University in Nashville for COVID research while some of that money went to an early stage trial of the Moderna vaccine.

Yes, Dally Parton invented the coronavirus vaccine, which is a crazy plot twist. That would be like if Dr. Fauci dropped an album and it slapped. You know what, to be honest though, I would trust a Dolly Parton vaccine over a Dr. Fauci vaccine. Because Dally Parton has been a gay icon for decades. Fouchy's kind of new on the scene. Until he's someone's inspo for their RuPaul's's Drag Race outfit, he has a lot of work to do, okay? So even though 2020 was a dumpster fire of a year, I was so entertained by music. And I'm very excited to see what 2021 has in store.

Will Brittany finally be free? Will Riana release an album or just give us another line of things that we don't really need? Fenty Blafel? And will the weekend admit that he he is he he is he is he is he is he is he is that he is that he is that he is actually that he is actually that he is actually that he is actually. that he is actually. that he is actually. th. th. the th. the weekend, th. th. th. the weekend, th. thi is a thi. thi. to thi. 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 to to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. to. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. ts that we don't really need. Fenty Blaffle. And will the weekend admit that he is actually just my boss Trevor? I'm excited to find out. Now, to play us out, the woman who helped cure coronavirus, Dali Parton, playing her 1974 hit Jolie. Joline, Joe, I got a wet ass pussy. I got a wet ass pussy.

I got a wet ass pussy, wet as pussy, I got a wet ass pussy, Jolene. Thank you so much for that, Djibouki. All right, stick around because when we come back, Method Man tells us about his brand new Marvel podcast, and he might give us a spoiler for Power Book. You don't want to miss it. When 60 Minutes premiered in September, don't want to miss it. When 60 Minutes premiered in September 1968, there was nothing like it. This is 60 Minutes. It's a kind of a magazine for television. Very few have been given access to the treasures in our archives.

But that's all about to change. Like none of this stuff gets looked at, that's what's incredible. I'm Seth Done of CBS News. Listen to 60 Minutes, a second look, starting September 17th, wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome back to the Daily Social Distancing Show. Earlier today, I spoke with Grammy-a-Waude-winning rapper and actor, Method Man. We talked about his transition from rap to acting, his podcast-and-and-and-and-in.. th-in. th-in. th-in. th-in. th-in. I-in. I-in. I-in. that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that's-s-s. that's-s-s-s. I-s-s-s. I-s. I-s. I-s-s. that's-s-s-s-s. that's-s-s-s-s-s-s. that's-s. that's-s. that's-s-s. that's-s. that's-s. that's-s. that's-s. that's-s. that's-s. that's-n. that's-n. that's-n. that's-s-s-s-s-s-s-s. that-s. that-s. that-skkkneebsease-skneeaseh-skneeaseh-s. That's-s. that-s. that's-s-s rapper and actor, Method Man. We talked about his transition from rap to acting, his new podcast about comic books and so much more.

Cliff Method Man Smith, welcome to the Daily Social Distancing Show. Oh, well, thank you for having Mr. Noah. Oh, man, this is truly an honor for me. I spent many, many years of my high school life learning every single lyric of yours. And then you went and abandoned me and became a major acting star. I feel like I'm personally aggrieved.

Well, thank you, sir. Thank you. I think the transition has worked for me. And I'm having fun. That's the best thing I can have right now. Yeah, man. You're not just having fun, you're having fun and you're successful. 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. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. And thi. thi thi thi thi thi thi thi. And thi. And thi. And thi. And thi. And thi. And thi. And thi. And th. And th. And th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, thi. And, thi. And, thi. And, thi. And, thi. And, thi. And, thi. And, thi. And, thi. And, thi. And, thi. And, thi. And, thi. And, thi. And, I thi. That's the best thing I can have right now. As far as today. You're not just having fun, you're having fun and you're successful. We've seen you in everything from the deuce all the way through to like the best hip-hop videos and movies. But fans are loving what you're doing right now in PowerBook 2. Talk to me through a little bit of why you think this show is sometimes even more popular thi thi I think that people were, especially after the pandemic, people were looking for a nice escape. And a lot of people were familiar with the original series, this being the spin-off, and

they were excited to see where it was going to go, especially after they killed off the main character in the series finale. So, um, right. That, along with the series finale. Right. Right. That, along with the anticipation of having a Mary J. Blodge in the cast, people are very curious. And I think Courtney took great advantage of that. And the writing has stepped up and the character development is key in this whole thing because if people didn't receive the new characters well, then we don't really have a show. And I'm taking my hat off and applauding Michael, right now, Michael Rainey, for his performance. He is our leading man, and we are behind him 110%, brother. Mary J. Blige. I mean, the queen, just the absolute queen. You two work together in music such a long time ago. Did you ever for a second think that the next time you would collaborate would be on screen?

Um, no, no, honestly, I'm just going to be honest. I thought that maybe we collaborate or maybe more records over the years. Right, right. But on screen, I watched Mary's progression over the years. And I have to say that she embodies this Monet character like it was written for her it probably was if you really think about it but yeah she is such a boss on this show just like in real life and I think that people are very intrigued by the Tahata family and her being the matriarch of that family makes it even more intriguing. You know what one of the

things I love about your acting is that in many ways I feel like you've always had the ability to craft a story through your words and through your expressions and through your vibe. I mean like even in your music like you know every every song that I would listen to it felt like you were embodying a different character you know what you know whether it was in the. Whether it was like it was like it was. It was. It was in. It was in. It was in. It was in. It was in. It was in. It was in. It was in. It was in. 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 ability. the ability. the ability. the ability. the ability. the ability. the ability. the ability. the ability the ability the ability. the ability the ability the ability the ability the ability the ability the ability the ability the the the ability. the the the ability. the the the the ability. the the the the the the ability. 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 ability. the the the ability............................... the. the. the the the the the the Rock Wilder or whether it was like, you know, like like creeping through a back window, silent as a mouth. You know what I mean? You always had that feeling where it was like I'm embodying a different character. Do you feel like acting has just always been your bones? Do you think you've always had the ability to shift seamlessly between different stories

that you're telling? I think being an entertainment as a whole has prepared me for what I'm doing now, especially with videos that you were speaking of. And, you know, I think a lot of it has to do with charm and personality, but the biggest effort and the biggest thing that shows difference is your dedication to the art form of it, unless you're taking classes, you know, you show up to set on time, ready to work, you know, all that plays apart. And like I said, being on stage in front of 40 to 50,000 people and entertaining them for an hour, hour and a half, right. I can pull it off pretty well on a big screen and a small screen as well. I mean, there was a day when you were trending, theyme.

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And then I was like, that's not a video game as body. And now I hear that you've made a change in your life. And that's why you look the way you do. Well, I appreciate that. And yes, I did make a change in my life. I decided to start to take more care of my body as well as well as to to th as to th as th as th as th as th as th as th as th as th as th as th as th as th start to take more care of my body as well as my mind. I felt like if I was going to improve my mental, I might as well improve my physical as well. And yeah, it started with me, you know, just binging video games three, four in the morning. I pretty sure you know what that feels like.

Yeah, what did you play? It was a lot of call of duty. Free for all team death match. What was your- I know what? We were killed confirms, death match, and what's the where you get the points? A, B and C. Oh yeah, capture, capture the flag.

And, you know, I just started feeling real loserish, you know? I'm waking up two in the morning, you can't go back to sleep, and you're on the couch playing video games, just eating snacks. So I had this gym subscription. I had this gym membership and I decided to take advantage of it, and the gym happened to open at 4 a.m. and I haven't looked back since. I've got a different technique. I play a to the the tha tha tha tha tho tho. I'm tho. I'm tho. I'm tho. I'm thoe. I'm thoe. I'm thoe. I'm thoe. I'm thoe. I'm the to to to to to to to the the the too. I'm to to to to to to to too. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm th. I'm t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t to. t to. to. t to. t to. to. I'ma. I'ma. I then what I do is if I am let's say if I'm playing war zone now and then I get kicked to the gulag or I'm waiting for my team to buy me back then what I'll do is I've got to do like 10 burpees or

I've got to do like 20 push-ups so like every time I respond I've got to do something I'm not going to go to the gym for the gym for the gym for the gym to go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go go go go go to go go go go to go go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go to go 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 feel like I'm moving. So one of the things that's truly fascinated me about your career and affected me, I think, is that you upended the idea of what a rapper, and sometimes even a black man is supposed to be interested in, you know? You're an avid comic book collector. You were somebody who was never afraid to read and expand your mind. At a time when, you know, like oftentimes in hip-hop, ignorance was celebrated as like the be all and end all. But you came from a class in a school where you were like, no, I'm going to be informed, I'm going to read, I'm going to infuse my hip hop and my work with this. I'm going to be a comic you did that or where did you get the confidence to do that in a world in an industry that always wanted to put people in one box?

Well, it's funny because I am a result of my environment, a product of my environment. And you know, the comic book thing played a major part in my word play because, you know, it basically taught me how to read. And of the words in there you were forced to look up in the dictionary like you did with bootang words and right when you couldn't find them you knew that we were making this shit up. But anyway, I mean it just it gave me a sense of a moral code as well as you know a vast vocabulary especially for writing and the beauty of you know me being black and growing up in these neighborhoods, I could be around some of the toughest guys and they still love Thor, the Hulk, Spider-Man,

you know, and it was never an issue of me being a geek or a nerd. It was just that, oh, wow, you know, let me check that book out real fast, you know, so I never had that stigma. So it was never any issue for me to put comic books in the forefront of my rhymes or lifestyle, you know what I mean? It was just an easy thing for me, very easy. I know you've got a new podcast out where you're talking to all kinds of celebrities and and you know comic book geeks and nerds alike where we're celebrating the art form. Talk me through that and and what you love about it so much. Yeah. the the the th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. th. th. th. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. th. I's, th. I's, th. I I I I I's, th. I I I I I. I. I's, th. I I. I. I's, th. I. I's, th. I's, th. I's, th. I's, th. I's, th. I's th. I'm, th. I'm, th. I'm th. th. I'm th. I'm th. I'm theea. I'm, th. I'm, th. th. th. th. th. theea. th. I'm, thi. I'm th. I'm th. I'm the art form. Talk me through that and what you love about it so much. Yeah, the Marvel Method. This was like years in the making in my mind because I kept pining for, you know,

just letting people know my love for comic books and how Marvel shaped who I am today, and how it really had an effect on my lifestyle as a child. So for these guys to come and offer me a podcast talking about books with people that are in the industry like me, that's like the gift that keeps on giving. And I learned so much a correlation between comic books and life with a lot of these stars, like who they are today, you can see it. And like I said, there's a moral code in these books. Right, I admit it or not, that we all live by. We don't kill.

We, we, we, we, it's like that just, you know, we want to see justice. Right. We've, right, a happy ending. And that's what everybody wants in life. So the Marvel method, when people tune in, they're going to get like a real experience from artists to artists talking about their life prior to books and after. And when we get to talk to some of the writers, which makes it even more better. I've always wanted to know which Marvel character would you want to play in a Marvel movie. Well, there aren't many black characters. Shout out to Chadwick Bozeman, beautiful man.

Wakanda forever, for real. There aren't many black characters in the Marvel Universe. There are some, and I cherish them. Don't get me wrong. And I was pining for Bishop, X-Men, and Adam Breshear, the Blue Marble. But now it's like, I think it's time for new characters. If we can just make new characters now. I'm liking us.

We don't have to gender swap, we don't have to race swap anything. Just bring new characters. All right, so I'll ask you this before I let you go. If you were to create any character, what are the powers that you would give that character and why? Wow. Um, geez, that's a tough one. I, geez, I think he would probably be, I make an impath, an impaeath, like he would have the power of empathy. And he could reflect that to the world, that empathic ability, and then he can, with that empathic ability, can cure racism if he wanted to, or can that

peace on earth because he's projecting this. All he needs is a big stage, social media, and people to hear his voice. That would be dope. And he could be a villain, an anti-hero, so to speak, because there's a lot of people that don't want that message. Damn. Think about it. Okay, you know how he gets his powers? He gets his powers because as a little kid, he was in a hospital where they were working on his brain,

and the machine they connected him to the other kids by mistake and it like electrocuted him and he got all of their thoughts and their feelings inside of him. And that's where he got the power. Co-creator Wright right there. Trevor, you are a genius. Thank you. Thank you. Mr. Messer, you made my day, man. You've made a part of my life and I appreciate you.

Thank you so much for take the the Power Book to Ghost airs Sundays on Stars. Well that's our show for tonight, but before we go, I just wanted to take a moment to ask you to please, if you can, support your local restaurants. They are struggling more than ever before right now to stay open during this pandemic, which means many people will lose their jobs if they don't get the help that they need. and they might not not not not not not not not not not not not not not not not not not not not not not not not to to to to the to the the the to their their to their their to their to their to be their to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be. to be. to be. to be. to be. to be. to be. 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. the, the, the, the, their, their, their, their, their, the. the. te. te. te. te. te. te. te. te. te. te. te. today. toe. to. to. get the help that they need. And they might not be open for you when the pandemic is over. So if you want to help, then please do whatever you can. And if you want to do more, then consider a donation to the James Beard Foundation's Open for Good Campaign, which helps independent restaurants survive the pandemic and rebuild stronger and more equitably.

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