As a 19-year-old known then as Zev Love X, Daniel Dumile (later MF DOOM) spoke at a 1991 U.S. Senate hearing to advocate for youth voter registration and support the National Voter Registration Act (the "Motor Voter" bill).
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Myke told Spike that he wouldn't think it was corny if Mahershala quoted Rap lyrics after spike mentioned Michael Eric a Dyson quoting rap bars has become corny.
Fun Fact 1: Before winning Academy Awards for his acting, Mahershala Ali had a underground rap career under the stage name Prince Ali. He signed with the Bay Area independent hip-hop label Hieroglyphics Imperium during the late 2000s.
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Fun Fact 2: Before becoming a two-time Oscar-winning actor, Mahershala Ali (then playing under the name Hershal Gilmore) turned down a Division I basketball scholarship offer from Santa Clara University in the early 1990s. He chose instead to attend and play for Saint Mary’s College of California. His rejection of that offer indirectly cleared the way for future NBA Hall of Famer and 2 Time MVP Steve Nash to receive and use that exact scholarship opportunity at Santa Clara. This was Nashs only scholarship offer to play in the NCAA.