Awkward second: Zohran Mamdani caught off guard as interviewer performs his 2019 rap in apron on reside TV

Burnett, throughout her dialog with Mamdani, all of a sudden performed a portion of the assemblyman’s rap music video, “Nani.” He had shared the video in 2019 on YouTube below the title Mr. Cardamom. In the throwback clip, Mamdani is featured alongside his mates and Indian-born British-American actress Madhur Jaffrey.

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Throughout the video, they dance at numerous locations, together with a meals truck. At one level, Mamdani is seen rapping whereas carrying an apron with out something beneath.

What does the interview present?

During the interview, Burnett begins enjoying movies from Mamdani’s current campaigns, together with one by which he talks about his fatherland and the way he received his center title. As the interview continues, a snippet from his look on The Breakfast Club podcast seems on the display screen.

What follows is Burnett introducing the politician’s artistic facet and enjoying a portion of the rap video. As the rap continues, Mamdani, clearly caught off guard, tries to keep up his composure. However, finally, he offers in and begins laughing. “I did not assume it was going to be on CNN,” he says.

The video is posted on the official X profile of the speak present with a caption that reads, “Watch as #NYC Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani watches his previous efficiency as a rapper and responds to critics who say he isn’t able to run New York. He speaks one-on-one with @ErinBurnett.”

In 2017, Mamdani launched a tune titled Salam. In his music video, he praised 5 males, “Holy Land Five”.

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