"Beggin" with Madcon

Welcome to Young Hollywood. com. What's up Young Hollywood? It's Michelle Mari. We are here at Hollywood and Highland with Madcon. We have Joseph and Chewie. You guys are here all the way from Norway.

Black King Baby.

Black.

Yes. Yes.

First time in the US for you, right?

Yeah, first time.

First time. And I'm loving it, man.

You're loving it. I mean, you're like in the heart of it right now. This the Walk of Fame. Good for inspiration cuz one day. One day. So let's talk about your single Beggin'. Now this is like the hottest song right now and it's really growing in the US. I'm lonely while I'm here. Cuz I don't wanna lose ya. I got my arms out spread. I hope that my heart gets spared. Mad preparation. Beggin', beggin', you. Beggin', beggin' you. Quit your lovin' and now baby. Hey man, 12 million views. We got the Adidas commercial. We in LA at the Walk of Fame. Tell me the whole story behind how you created this song.

I broke up with my girlfriend. I was feeling very vulnerable and stuff, so I went to this concert. The DJ played this song by Frankie Valli, like the original. And everything he was singing was like, oh my goodness, that's like, that's me. And then I called Joseph up on the phone and I'm like, yo, we need to do this song.

People are saying that you guys are the biggest hip hop act in Europe. That's insane. I've heard that.

Well, we managed to get on top of the Billboards in Europe. That's great. And uh, you know, how we got our name up in Europe was by doing support acts for a lot of big names. So, you know, Destiny's Child, you know, 50, and you know, a lot of them.

Well, let's talk about your sound because you guys are definitely compared to artists, you know, like OutKast, Gnarls Barkley, Black Eyed Peas, because you also sing and rap and that's a really unique thing.

It's, you know, trying to transcend your boundaries, you know. We've always been open for experimenting, you know. If you listen to our album, you'll hear influences from, you know, where we come from in Africa, or a very much Latin inspired music and it doesn't really matter, you know, as long as you like dancing.

Tell me like a slang word that that nobody would know and explain what it means.

Okay, say this with me now.

Yeah you been?

Yeah you been? Schoonguy.

Schoonguy. Oh, I love you. This is. I did not know I was telling him that I loved him. I wanna know, is there one thing that you guys can tell the audience about each other?

This guy, he's lactose intolerant and he loves chocolate milk. I mean, no.

Tell me. Get out, get out, get out.

So every day, we in the same car. We drive for 15 hours straight. He has three liters of chocolate milk, I swear to God. Oh my gosh. Do not come into this car. That's all.

Okay, what do you think he said about you? Give me a hint.

Okay, I'll give you a hint.

Yeah. Cow. Oh no. Cow, no no, guys. The milking cow thing? Okay, now you have to get him back right now. Yeah, okay. It's your chance.

Okay, we're gonna tell the audience something about Joseph. Yeah. That that nobody knows. Look, he's already getting hounded by fans. What are you doing? Cuz we having an interview over here. Okay, what about me? All right, let's go. What is going on? You guys are already greeting your fans in the US. What about the first day in the US for you, man?

I'm loving it, baby. Tonight we hitting the club. Check it. See, I was raised hungry. Money wasn't a thing. I ran with the G, so the streets always loved me. Mama on my neck cuz she never wanted nothing else but for me to do my best and respect. And so we gave a little extra. Every step toe to toe. Neck and neck with my number one selector. Chamon, chamon, spot for the next round. Spit flames to the power lines from the neck down.

Thank you. This is enough.