Stevie Wonder, Black Thought, Daveed Diggs & Vic Mensa all made election-related late-night appearances

November 8, 2016

A handful of musicians played late-night TV last night and used the opportunity to discuss the election. Chicago rapper Vic Mensa played his anti-police brutality anthem “16 Shots” on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, backed by blink-182’s Travis Barker, and at the end of the song he said, “Donald Trump is a racist, and if you don’t vote, racism wins.” Watch HERE.

Vic’s frequent collaborator Chance the Rapper also led a march to voting polls after his rooftop concert last night.

The Roots’ Black Thought and clipping./Hamilton‘s Daveed Diggs rapped about the importance of voting on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Daveed addressed the historical unfairness of voting in America: “Not until 1920 did it include any women / And not until 1965 if you exhibit melanin.” Black Thought simply told the audience, “You got the power to change the world: make your voice heard.”

Stevie Wonder was on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (as was Jon Stewart), and he played “The Star-Spangled Banner” and “Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing,” and repped Hillary Clinton. Also, yesterday he gave an interview to Philly.com where he equated Donald Trump being president to Stevie Wonder himself driving a car.