Alessia, this is like your
fourth time on the show,
I think.
I think so.
It's my second
time, like, talking.
Yeah, on the couch.
On the couch.
Yeah, you were excited
for the first time.
I'm having a panic attack.
This is-- she's a pro.
No, I'm not.
No, I'm not.
No, it's so-- because,
I mean, I kind of--
I feel like I discovered you.
And I'm gonna take
credit for it.
[LAUGHTER]
You have just blown up.
I mean, when I heard your song,
I was just like, oh my god.
You're gonna be amazing and
your career has blown up.
And I met you with the VMAs--
That was crazy.
And I was sitting
next to you and I
was like you have
to be on the show.
And your performance--
if you have not
seen his performance and
his speech at the VMAs,
go to our web site, because
you have to see his speech.
Did you practice that speech?
Did you know what
you were gonna say?
I knew generally what
I was going to say,
because I did it on
tour, because I'd
been touring for the album.
And literally, the
day after I got off
tour we flew in to do the VMAs.
But I would be lying if I
said I didn't practice it
like that, because I'd have like
two or three minutes, you know,
to just kind of say what
was ever on my heart.
But this, it is TV, and
I wanted to make sure
that what I got out was genuine,
authentic, and from the heart,
but that I did it
in under 60 seconds.
It was awesome.
It was amazing.
And your wife was there.
And she's lovely.
Yeah, we were so stoked when
you and Portia sat next to us.
We were like, oh my god.
And then, Ellen asked
us for a selfie.
And I was like,
yo, this is crazy.
I'm pretty sure-- yeah,
I like tweeted that out.
There's our selfie.
Oh.
There's our selfie.
Yeah, that was pretty cool.
No, it was great.
So the video is-- and I wanted
the audience to see the video,
because it is so powerful.
that It's beautiful, right?
It's just an amazing video.
[APPLAUSE]
That's my buddy, Andy Hines.
Who did it?
My buddy Andy Hines
is the director
and he just did a
really great job.
And you know, because what
we wanted to do essentially,
not only with this entire album,
because the album, Everybody,
is kind of rapping and singing
from the different perspectives
of others, not just myself.
Because as a rapper, you know,
we kind of just talk about us,
us, us all the time.
And I was like, man, what
can I do to, I don't know,
just try to separate that and
spread a positive message.
And with this song kind of
embodies the whole album
as well and it
wasn't sugarcoated.
It was like really like this
is what people go through.
And why is this issue so
important to both of you?
Obviously, it's coming
from a very personal place.
But if you want to speak to
that first Alessia and then--
I just felt that it was
something so important
that nobody really talks about,
especially in the mainstream
world, you know?
It's always kind of a
taboo, almost touchy subject
to talk about.
But this is real and there
are so many people, even
people close to me, that
have gone through this
before and that have felt like
their lives aren't worth it,
because of just being
simply who they are.
Right.
And I just thought it would
be a great opportunity
to talk about that and let
people know that they're not
alone, you know?
And Logic.
For me, yeah, it was
just something that--
like she said, like,
I was scared to even
talk about this entire album,
because not just this song,
but everything I've
said is the fight
for equality of every man,
woman, and child, regardless
of race, religion, color,
creed, and sexual orientation.
Period.
[APPLAUSE]
So I've always
wanted to do this.
I've always wanted--
you know, who
doesn't want a
song on the radio?
Or who doesn't want
to be on television?
Like I'm not even
kidding or just--
like, legitimately, there's
a pyramid that I have.
And at the top is doing Ellen.
I swear to god.
And the fact that I'm here,
because of a positive message,
I can't even believe it.
And the fact that it
was as selfless as could
be, like it wasn't like we're
trying to be up there like,
hey, look at us.
It's cool that we get to use
our art and have fun, I think.
But at the end of
the day, the fact
that such a positive
message about just humanity
and survival and the fact that's
so grand and has gotten us
here, I'm just excited for the
future, what else we'll get
to say together, you know?
[APPLAUSE]
That's beautiful.
Beautifully said.
Thanks.
Beautifully said.
Oh my god.
Well, you know, you
represent the best of what
we hope for in
artists, because you're
doing something that's
important and saying
really important things.
And you're super, super
smart, both of you.
The name of the CD is Everybody.
Everyone in the audience
is going home with a copy.
