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'I Don't Give a Sh*t What DJ Khaled Thinks' - Anees on Political Music, Cancel Culture, and Zohran Mamdani

'I Don't Give a Sh*t What DJ Khaled Thinks' - Anees on Political Music, Cancel Culture, and Zohran Mamdani

We're Not Kidding with Mehdi & Friends vor 1 Jahr

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Mehdi is joined by Palestinian-Lebanese-American
singer-songwriter-rapper Anees to talk about his activism on
Gaza and his belief in the power of music to influence
politics.Anees tells Mehdi about his winding career path of going
to law school, passing the bar exam, and delivering pizzas for 10
years. After getting his big break during an Instagram livestream
with superstar Justin Bieber, Anees made the leap from
up-and-comer to professional musician.

Growing up in a half-Palestinian, half-Lebanese household with a
father who worked in civil rights, Anees explains to Mehdi how
making political music isn't even a conscious choice for him.
Though when it comes to other famous musical artists, including a
well-known Palestinian (cough cough, DJ Khaled), Anees has his
own thoughts as to why some celebrities choose to stay out of the
political fray.

When discussing US lawmakers and Israel, the duo unpack the mixed
signals coming from progressives like Bernie Sanders and
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and whether purity tests on the left are
helpful or harmful. Finally, Mehdi and Anees discuss the
possibility of Zohran Mamdani winning the New York City mayor's
race and the shockwaves it would send to the political
establishment.

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CREDITS:

Hosted by: Mehdi Hasan

Guest Host: Anees

Executive Producer: Kiran Alvi

Senior Producer and Editor: Frank Cappello

Music: Andy Clausen

Design: Alicia Tatone

Mix Engineer: Valentino Rivera

Title Animation: Ehsaan Mesghali

Special thanks: Khaleel Rahman