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A massive Wu-Tang Clan fan found himself on television this week and did what he had to do: He dropped as many references from the rappers as he possibly could, all while keeping a straight face.

Dylan Alcott, who moonlights as a Paralympic gold medalist when he’s not a radio presenter on Triple J, accepted a challenge from a listener who asked him to drop Wu-Tang lyrics throughout his appearance on Australia’s ABC show Q&A.

The panel that featured Alcott was focused on people living with disabilities. “I’m pretty shaky and all I was thinking about was trying to get these answers across because I was so passionate about it and the crowd was awesome,” Alcott told Triple J, recounting how he felt once he was in front of the cameras. Read more…

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Rapper Joey Bada$$ put his own spin on a Prince classic on Friday, with a cover dubbed “When Thugs Cry.”

Performed at Australian radio station triple j on Friday, for the popular, weekly “Like a Version” cover songs segment, the Brooklyn artist paid tribute to The Purple One.

“To this day my mum is the biggest Prince fan, she always played Prince around the house, put me on to Prince at such an early age. Me and her we used to always sing “When Doves Cry” together, so I made my own version. It’s called “When Thugs Cry,” he told triple j.

Joey Bada$$ is currently touring Australia, performing at Melbourne’s Sugar Mountain festival in Melbourne alongside Actress, A.B. Original, Jamila Woods and more on Saturday, Jan. 20. Read more…

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