Mama Duke Delivers a STANDOUT Moment With "Open Your Eyes" | AGT Music Room

I got water for me? Look at y'all, y'all didn't have to. What up you guys, my name is Mamadou. We're in the music room. This is called Open Your Eyes. When the last time you seen somebody Fit just what you need Might have been close but it's just not there That's not reality When the last time you seen somebody Perfect, oh please Take a sip of water If I'm not your cup of tea Tell it to me Whole lot of flavors in it like a vending machine Real fine, fine wine like a delicacy I do this for the underdog, no who better than me I've been knocked down, I've been boxed out, I've been bruised But when your luck's up, you bite down, you chew The crowd roars, you push more, you pull What would you do? I told these boys I'm an animal Got some dudes outside that can handle you I told these boys I'm an animal Don't touch this cold flammable When the last time you seen somebody Smile through all this heat Sing and rap, do this and that Write music week to week Look, open the eyes, they can see now Don't blink, don't leave out Details in a decal Woo, all eyes on me now I've been knocked down, I've been boxed out, I've been bruised But when your luck's up, you bite down, you chew The crowd roars, you push more, you pull What would you do? Told these boys I'm an animal Got some girls outside that can handle you Told these boys I'm an animal Can't catch this drift, laughable Fifty-fifty, imagine a iffy Especially when the vertigin and they compare me to Missy I got the rhythm and the flow, flame a hundred and fifty And they don't even know it's nice because I'm making them dizzy I've been knocked down, I've been boxed out, I've been bruised But when your luck's up, you bite down, you chew The crowd roars, you push more When you're locked out, you break doors When it runs out, you make more Then you show them what you're made for When the last time you seen When the last time you When the last time you seen Somebody like Mama Duke on your screen Yeah, we gonna keep that in, keep that in That's real, that's hip-hop, that's hip-hop Keep that in, keep that in So what inspired this song, Mama Duke? Oh man, there was a lot of pressure writing this song I just wanted to write something like cinematic Like I knew, I just didn't want to follow the code You know, I wanted to break it a little bit And it was a risk, and we took it And I'm happy with what we did out there What first inspired your journey into music? Oh man, I think being raised with Tejano music And country music and all things other than rap Ironically made it here I think it's just the sound It's that you're saying something It's like you're rewinding You're like, wait, he said, she said what? You know, and so it's just storytelling for me I get to be this person for a little bit I get to write, I get to help you Bring your emotions out for a little bit I get to live in that world for a little bit And so that's inspiring Do you feel like your writing is more lyric-driven Or beat-driven? Oh man, I have to hear the beat first People like write lyrics and put lyrics to music But for me, it starts with that beat I need you to tell me So then I can channel And we can bridge, marry, you know? How do you feel being in the AGT finals? Come on, rap music made it here You know, top ten, top ten's not so bad If I can be right here You truly can do anything, you know? One last thing Ally Z, shout out to Ally Z, I love you Ally Z Love you Mama D More of Ally Z's Thank you so much Thank you Nice, are you getting my shoes? I thought I got my shoes Yeah, here she is Did you really?