Rap Roundtable - SNL

What's up and welcome to XXL's 2020 for the Culture Roundtable. I'm none your business and today we've got a distinguished panel to celebrate the unstoppable global force that is hip -hop today. First up a pioneer and trailblazer Miss Queen Latifah. Okay I

see you ladies first. I like that. Next up we got hip -hop historian, DJ, and legendary drummer of the Roots crew, Questlove. Thank you,

thank you, thank you. Happy to be here Ananya. Happy to be here. Thank you.

And finally fresh off breaking the record for most streams on SoundCloud, rap duo Zam Mob aka Guap Lord and Smoke Cheddar the ass getter. Yeet yeet. Skirt

skrrt. Yeet yeet. Thank you all. Thank you all. Well let's get started.

It's 2020. What does hip -hop represent today? I mean at this point it's the culture period. We took over the world with the power of our sign. Absolutely from

culture period. We took over the world with the power of our sign. Absolutely from

the block parties of the 80s and the boogie down Bronx to the protest movement of today hip -hop is about the lyrical tradition of America. Nah see like for me for me it's about that yeet yeet. Nah I feel like yeet.

I'm sorry the yeet. Could you could you say more? Talking about like uh when she skirt her on you it's got a yeet on her. Yeah yeah like yeet yeet. That's hip -hop on God. That's hip -hop on God.

yeet. That's hip -hop on God. That's hip -hop on God.

Right right. Well the two confident white boys raise an interesting point. You know the sound has changed. I mean but has it though? At the end of the day it's still drum and bass. Still an emcee. Queen is right. The emcee is what sets hip -hop apart. The poetry. The stories. The truth. Yeah I feel that but

yeah yeah yeah but what about the yeet? I'm sorry

you're gonna have to speak in full sentences. I got you. You know like like when she got that thing all up in your face. You're not gonna yeet? Bro

yeah man you got yeet on your face. You're yeet. Okay okay we're talking about music. I feel that but the yeet got it boy like talking about my boy

music. I feel that but the yeet got it boy like talking about my boy Taz from way back. He got guap. I'm like damn man.

Skat! Skat! Okay. Okay. I can't make heads or tails of this nonsense. Okay okay okay. I think we're all on the same page here. You're talking about the party side of hip -hop like the dancing.

The uh yeetin. Yeah. Right? Hold up. You was in Yo Gabba Gabba?

Yeah. One episode like 10 years ago. Damn bro. Respect. You a legend for that one fam. Yeah damn. That's the whoopty. Yeah that's the whoopty. No it's not. It's

one fam. Yeah damn. That's the whoopty. Yeah that's the whoopty. No it's not. It's

not the whoopty. Stop. You know I I I'm just very very curious. Like what

got y 'all into this? Like who are your influences? Um I like fallout boys.

How about rappers? Uh I would like to say uh the car rats. I like

car rats. Who are the car rats? Remember uh they're the rat the rats were driving and rapping in the commercial? Wait wait wait wait you mean the Kia hamsters?

Yeah yeah. Skat! Skat! Skat! Uh -huh okay so no rappers then? I mean I like TikTok. Okay okay now I get it. So you

rappers then? I mean I like TikTok. Okay okay now I get it. So you

heard about rap from TikTok. Yeah. Right. Well that's just an upsetting thing to hear.

Well look no disrespect but that's not the culture. That's just an offshoot. My last

song got three billion streams bro. Billion with a b?

Okay all right. What could you have possibly made that got three billion streams?

Yeet. You have a song called Yeet? Yeah. Is that your only song?

What we supposed to have other songs? Uh we gonna do a remix. Yeah we

gonna do a remix I think. Uh -huh well okay look there's space for all of us. I mean hip -hop is constantly evolving and I respect y 'all for

of us. I mean hip -hop is constantly evolving and I respect y 'all for doing y 'all's thing. Okay hold up you gonna respect this. Check it.

Yeet! Yeet! Skat! Yeet! Skirt! Skirt! Roll up! Yeet! Drop that! Yeet!

Skirt that! Yeet! Pop that! Yeet! Ay! Ay! Ay! Ay! You

never loved me mom. But I needed you.

Whoa yeah! Oh no! No! You don't sing like that on the rap record man.

You understand? Ah! I'm sorry. I apologize. I apologize man. Yo chill bro come on. Chill. Oh! Hey! Dumbass! Pissing me off. I'm

on. Chill. Oh! Hey! Dumbass! Pissing me off. I'm

sorry. I'm sorry. No. No. No. I mean you don't need to be sorry. It's

okay. It's what we all wanted to do. Let's take a break. Are you guys all right? Hey dad, can you come get us? Everyone here is super mean.

all right? Hey dad, can you come get us? Everyone here is super mean.