"New York City has Mamdani fever! Our new mayor-elect made it official on Tuesday, after a savvy final push where Zohran spent the last month frequenting every bake sale and garden club and hip restaurant and Washington Square Park content creator. He even spent Halloween weekend club-hopping to every cool nightlife spot in the city, or as we New Yorkers call it, an Eric Adams Wednesday."
"As we celebrate Mamdani week, it's important to remember that he is the hip-hop candidate. Not just because of his former rap career, though we'll get to that. It's the way he has used rap in interesting ways to establish his candidacy. From going to Wu-Tang shows to shouting out Dipset, he has the taste of, well, your typical Brooklyn hipster, which is yet another bit of smart politicking. With that in mind, let's toast to Mamdani with the songs that represented his run."
"Jadakiss feat. Styles P - "We Gonna Make It" Ja Rule, Jadakiss, and Fat Joe - "New York" Zohran has shown appreciation for the canonical NYC anthems. He's given props to Jada and "We Gonna Make It" specifically, and said that he planned to make "New York" his trademark song once he won the race. He kept that promise. Zohran is living up to his word already, although for future reference, next time he should include Jada's shit-talking from that Verzuz match for maximum effect."
Zohran Mamdani won the New York City mayoral race after a final campaign push that involved attending bake sales, garden clubs, trendy restaurants, Washington Square Park, and nightlife spots across the city. He positioned himself as a hip-hop candidate by leveraging his rap background, attending Wu-Tang shows, and referencing Dipset and canonical NYC anthems. He publicly embraced songs like Wu-Tang's "Bring Da Ruckus", Jadakiss and Styles P's "We Gonna Make It", and Ja Rule/Jadakiss/Fat Joe's "New York". He promised to adopt "New York" as his trademark song and followed through, blending music credentials with political campaigning.
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