So one of the things I just learned is that if you come to Johns Hopkins, and you want to be a journalist
The first thing you get to do is interview Angela Davis
 
So we have, last but not least,
One final "Hop Talks" presenter
It is my pleasure and my honor to present to the stage Kristofer Madu
He is a Freshman, he is majoring in International Studies,
He’s an acclaimed musical artist
And he’s the founder of a Water Non Profit, because those all go together really well, right?
So please welcome to the stage, Kristofer Madu!
*Applause*
Diverse crowd.
Alright, so, we’ll find out in a second that I’m definitely not necessarily a scientist–
But one thing that I know is that –
A recent study that I read says that the average human attention span is short.
So me, being the last speaker, I’m going to make sure that we’re all at least with me.
It’s the last one, so hopefully we can bear together
So, I guess to snap a couple of us that are… maybe asleep right now, back to life
I’m going to say “what’s up,” and you’re going to say “what’s up!”
What's up?
What’s Up!
What's up?
What’s Up!
A little louder! What's up?
WHAT'S UP!
Okay, say no more
Now,
I want to show you guys this real quick–
This is my script
So I guess these are the things I’ll be talking to you guys about.
but first thing
I mean, you guys are supposed to be looking at–
some of you have already committed, but most of you are looking at
Coming to Hopkins
So I guess I just wanted to say something that is not on this script
And this was a development as of 5 AM this morning,
So it’s a miraculous miracle that I was able to make it
I was mad sick last night,
But, being a Hopkins student,
I was also in my dorm up until 5 AM
In a 4-way deadlocked argument about all sorts of things under the sun:
Whether or not it’s fair to
Make a judgment off of someone’s character based on what you hear without knowing that person first
Just, all sorts of things that I think that–
I just wanted to let you know that,
If you come to a place like this just expect to be up 'til 3 AM, when you have a 9 AM (class)
arguing about…
something that you saw on Twitter.
Now, let’s dive into it.
I'll open with a question
How many of you guys like music?
I don't see every hand raised, I know we all have to like music
♪  Ridin' in the back. Lookin' back on my past?
♪  I'm not doin' that, cuz I can't turn back
♪ Wearin' slacks, but I'll never slack,
♪  Got the stacks, push it to the max, only countin' racks
♪ Because I got!
♪ Racks on racks on racks! I cannot relax!
♪ Got the pressure on my back: back to back to back.
♪ Bout to reach my max! I cannot control!
♪ Where I might end up? Swear nobody knows.
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