Filed under: Daily Drama
The X Factor kicked it off with a bang when Brooklyn teenager Brian Bradley, 14 hit the stage. Young Brian was very confident to the point that Simon asked him why he didn't already have a deal. Brian responded with, " umm, it's politics man, you gotta know somebody". The crowd interrupted with laughter. Brian mentioned backstage that he was going to treat the audition like a performance, the performance of his life. Simon turned to someone on the panel and commented to them. Brian took offense. Brian interrupted with "Yo, yo Simon, I see you man, what are you doing?" The audience started to laugh and clap. Then Brian took it a step further by removing his glasses and asking Simon, "What is your problem, man?" The panel was visible uncomfortable. Brain kept it up pushing further until he said, "You, I swear on my life, you lucky we aint in the streets cause if we were in the streets right now, this is what I would say to you..." LA tried to interrupt thinking it's going from almost funny to disrespectful or just confusing. Before LA could stop it Brian asked the soundman to drop it. The track kicked in and it was a rap chiding Simon for looking at Brian's Mom (assumed to be in a provocative manner). The infectious track had a chorus of "Stop looking at my mom"! Brian commanded the stage rapping and making it personal. Before long, everyone got into the song, singing along, clapping and understanding this 14 year-old entertainer put them all on. It was one of the most unique ways to do an audition. Needless to say, Brian got all "Yeses" and a strong endorsement from the gullible LA Reid.
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The X Factor, Wednesday / Thursday, 8PM on NBC