Hey I’m Jonah Hill.
I’m taking The Genius Test to figure out
how well I know mid-90’s hip-hop.
I'd say my love, appreciation, reverence for
the golden era, boom bap era of hip hop is
so deep and so profound and it is a huge part
of who I am.
Method Man.
Stevie Wonder.
I just remember everyone bumped that song,
like “Gangsta’s Paradise”.
I also remember the Weird Al version was really
sick.
I remember “Amish Paradise” as much as
I remember “Gangsta’s Paradise”.
That was maybe one of the first times I understood that songs were sampled.
“Get Your Walk On”.
Oh no, “Paparazzi”.
The first day when I got my license in LA.
The first song that I listened to when I drove
by myself. It's like a big moment.
I put on “Shrooms” by Xzibit.
Cousin.
I loved Geto Boys but like, you could just
feel like what was Atlanta was through the
music.
You could feel it drip into your ears.
Lil’ Kim.
I mean Foxy Brown!
Fuck.
Whatever, that’s not really my shit.
10.
I mean ‘Illmatic’ it’s like, I know
that like I know the back of my hand I guess.
DJ Premier.
2Pac, Lil’ Kim, Vanilla I– 2Pac?
Like if you were just a big fan of music you
know, I don’t think you’re gonna get caught
up in that.
You know?
And I was just a kid.
I wasn’t like, throwing away my East Coast
records.
You know?
'Blunted on Reality'.
Oh I got it!
Hype Williams.
I love ‘Belly’.
I watch ‘Belly’ on the regular.
Actually, you guys have the exclusive on this.
Before Phil and Chris directed ‘21 Jump
Street’, I wanted Hype Williams to direct
‘21 Jump Street’ and it didn't work out.
But, the sequence where they are in Jamaica
in ‘Belly’ is like one of my favorite
sequences of a film.
Camp Lo!
That song was in the movie and we had to cut
scene.
It was such a bummer.
Editing is killing your babies, you know?
I had written every song.
And I had written the scene of them in the
car to “Luchini” and I was so hyped to
flex and then I had to let it go.
So, it will be on the DVD.
I think I got two wrong if I’m being real
honest.
No because I did get ‘Blunted on Reality’.
Thank you very much.
I’m grateful.
Everyone thought, "You’re gonna be scared
to know your knowledge.”
I thought it was gonna be way harder than
this.
