Only 14, But You’d Swear He’s Been Performing for Years — What a Star!

Wait, wait, wait. Yo, yo, yo, yo, Simon. Yo, I see you, man. What are you... Yo, I swear to my life, you lucky we ain't in the streets, cos if we is in the streets, this is what I'll say to you. Sound man, drop that. And no-one's got more East Coast confidence than Newark's first auditionee, 14-year-old Brian Bradley. That's right. What's your name? Brian. I want to give you a ticket now. Good luck. Thank you. My name is Brian Bradley. I'm 14 years old and I'm from Brooklyn, New York. Hello, I'm Brian. Brian, I'm Steve. Nice to meet you. Who are these people here? Mum, stepdad. I'm here with my mum and my step-pops. You know, they're both huge supporters of me. And my mum, she's my number one fan. I have an insane love for music. I listen to music all the time, so it's in my blood. Who would you like to be bigger than? Who have you got your sights set on? Um, I look at my competition as people like Jay-Z and Kanye West. I want to be bigger than them. If you give me about 5 more years, I'll be better than Jay-Z. I mean, I've always dreamed of performing at Madison Square Garden. To know that 20,000 people are here for me, that'll be big. You ready to go out there and blow them away? Tornado. Tornado! This audition is life right now. When I go on that stage, I'm not even looking at it as an audition. I'm going to look at it as a performance of my life. What's up? How y'all feeling? Y'all feeling good? Hi, what's your name? It's Brian Bradley. How old are you, Brian? I'm 14 years old. And where are you from? I'm from Brooklyn, New York. Brownsville, to be specific. And Brian, why do you think you haven't had a record deal yet? Um, I mean, it's politics, man. You gotta know somebody. Honestly, you gotta know somebody, gotta know somebody, gotta know somebody. And if you don't, then, you know what I mean? It's politics. He's a mini-you. Wait, wait, wait. Yo, yo, yo, yo, Simon. Yo, I see you, man. Nah, nah, hold up, hold up, hold up. Yo, what is your problem, man? Are you serious? You see, this is why I didn't want... Yo, what is your problem, son? I saw you, man. Yo, I swear to my life, you lucky we ain't in the streets, because if we was in the streets, this is what I would say to you. Simon, drop that. What you looking at? What you staring at? I see your eyes. I ain't surprised. Just cause I'm a shorty don't think I won't do you no harm. Stop looking at my mom. My mom. My mom. My mom. Stop looking at my mom. I see your... You just looking like they never seen a beautiful, strong woman. She just happens to be the one who birthed me. The one who birthed me. The one who nursed me. So when you see her around, don't ask her on a date. Just let her be, homie, so she can enjoy her day. Don't ask for her number. Nah, you can't have it. And if you ever do, then we gon' be going at it. That's my mother. That's my mother. She looks so young, he'd have thought I was her brother. That's my mother. That's my mother. She fit pretty sick, and she like no other. Stop looking, it ain't for your eyes to see. What you looking at? What you staring at? I see your eyes. I ain't surprised. Just cause I'm a shorty don't think I won't do you no harm. Stop looking at my mom. My mom. My mom. My mom. Stop looking at my mom. I am scared of you. And I am not gonna look at your mom. It's the inception of our lady, you know. You're good. OK, Brian, let me say this. You are arrogant, obnoxious, argumentative, but you are one of the most talented young people I've heard in a long, long time. Wow. You scared me for a second. Thank you. This is why I'm in New Jersey. I think you're fantastic. Thank you. Thank you. That's what I'm talking about. Thank you. Paula. You are very, very unique, and you operate in that place that's just fantastic. Thank you. I tried. Thank you. Thank you so much. L.A. Wow. Wow. I used to run this label called Def Jam. And all the years that I was there, you know what? I was looking for you, and you never walked in. So I'm the luckiest guy in the world that you walked into my life today. Let's vote on it, guys. Let's kick this off. I'm going to say yes. Paula? Yes! Wow. Nicole? Yes, I'm going to say yes. L.A.? Television, film, records, everything you want to do, you can do it if you set your mind to it. And I'm going to help you get started by saying absolutely yes. I love y'all. Shine me up. Tell me how much to start cooking. Shine me up, man. I've never seen anything like that in my life. This is the complete package, triple bread. I'm going to go home, jump up and down on my bed, lay down, sleep, and wake up and jump up and down again. This is a good audience. I just got four yeses. This means life, this means accomplishment, this means achievement, this means greatness right now. That's what it means to me.