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The son of New York City Mayor Eric Adams appeared on the Albanian equivalent of American Idol singing his drill rap number even after his father called for the music genre to be banned earlier this year.
Jordan Coleman, 26, who goes by Jayoo, appeared on Kënga Magjike, a singing show that translates to Magic Song, on Wednesday night before the semifinals.
He performed his song Itsy Bitsy, which he also sang on the show in September, wearing a bold red and black jacket – without a shirt – and black sunglasses.
Coleman exclaimed, “Itsy bitsy, wanna twerk that a** and shake those ties.” I support it, s**t, she’s gorgeous. Still, she must remain committed.’
The father and son publicly disagree over drill rap, with Adams labeling the genre as a glorification of violence. The politician was first introduced to the genre through Coleman.
Jordan Coleman, 26, (pictured Wednesday), who goes by Jayoo, appeared on Kënga Magjike, a singing show that translates to Magic Song, on Wednesday night
His father, Eric Adams, (pictured together) publicly disagrees with his son about drill rap, with Adams labeling the genre as a glorification of violence.
He has since encouraged Twitter and Instagram to pull drill rap videos from the internet, saying he was “alarmed by the use of social media to really spread this violence in our communities.”
“This adds to the violence we are seeing across the country. It’s one of the rivers we have to dam,” he said at a press conference in February.
“You have a civic and business responsibility,” he said. “We are alarmed by the use of social media to really spread this violence in our communities. This adds to the violence we see all over the country.”
His plea came after several drill rappers were attacked and killed in the city, including 18-year-old Jayquan McKenley, who went by Chii Wvttz.
Coleman sang his song Itsy Bitsy, with lyrics like: ‘Itsy bitsy, wanna twerk that a** and shake them s**ies’
He also sang the song on the September show (pictured).
McKenley was killed in an ambush while sitting in a parked car at the corner of Greene and Lewis Avenues in Brooklyn after finishing a recording session at a nearby studio.
“I didn’t know Jayquan, but his death hit me hard, because the more I learned about Jayquan’s story, the more I saw how many times he had been let down by a system that was supposed to help guys like him,” Adams said. at the time.
However, Coleman called his father “outrageous” and said “you can’t ban a genre of music – any genre of music.”
The rapper said he texted his father about the comments and told Adams “you can’t speak for me.”
Coleman called his father “outrageous” and said “you can’t ban a genre of music – any genre of music.”
The rapper said he texted his father about the comments and told Adams “you can’t speak for me.”
The pair (front center) are said to have a close relationship, beyond their drill rap disagreement
“I have drill rappers on our label as clients and I like drill music. You can’t ban a genre. And I’m not sure why you said what you said, but I disagree,” Coleman, who works for Jay-Z’s Roc Nation in the film department, told his father. Complex.
Adams, who is said to be close to his son, responded, “I understand what you’re saying, and you may disagree. We come from different times.’
The drill rapper has been promoting his appearance on the Albanian show for months, saying he wants to become an “international rap artist” and that appearing on the show was a “big step in that direction.”
Coleman advanced to the finals and will appear in the show’s finale on Saturday.
Adam’s plea to ban drill-rap came after several rappers were attacked and killed in the city, including 18-year-old Jayquan McKenley, who was named Wvttz by Chii (pictured)
McKenley, who went by the name Chii Wvttz, was shot dead outside a recording studio in Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood in February