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Just released the music video for my first single! 🎧🎧  Featuring two-time Tony Award Nominee ROBIN DE JESÚS as Obi-Wan Kenobi. 🖤🖤🖤 

THE COUNCIL HAS SPOKEN - a STAR WARS rap opera. 

Written and Directed by SUPER SMACK

Anakin Skywalker - SUPER SMACK Obi-Wan Kenobi - ROBIN DE JESÚS Padme Amidala - MILI DIAZ Yoda - MICHAEL J. MAINWARING Mace Windu - TOBIAS A. YOUNG Shmi Skywalker - BRIANA TAYLOR

Music Composed by ADAM RAYMONDA & SUPER SMACK Music/Vocal Production - ADAM RAYMONDA

Director of Photography/Colorist - WENDELL ALVERO Video Editing - SUPER SMACK

Recorded at PRESCOTT STUDIOS Lead Recording Engineer - PRAHARSH JANI Cello - GABRIELLA IBACACHE Robo FX - mik300z Album Art - Jonathan Rogers http://bit.ly/2A7Qr8V

Disclaimer: This is a nonprofit fan film. STAR WARS story & characters are property of Lucasfilm/Disney. This production is not connected to those companies. -- website: www.supersmackraps.com Instagram: @supersmackraps -- YODA: At war we are, and Chosen though he may be Hazy is the way the Sith evade me Slipping is our gripping on this trainee Prophecies, hypocrisies, betray me. Chosen though he may be Hazily they evade me Prophecies, hypocrisies, betray me.

MACE: Boom, go the clones and droids. Hush go the politicians plotting their ploys We got the Sith playing with us like a kid with a toy We're a Council of men. Now they sending us boys? Well I’ll be damned, if I let this grandstanding Chancellor Push plans on me. I'm a Jedi Master That’s a rank, young Skywalker will never reach Long as I, Mace Windu, sit in this seat.

OBI-WAN: The Council has spoken YODA/MACE: The Council has spoken

ANAKIN: Hold up, I didn’t ask for this, Mace But you rejecting me? That’s a f****n disgrace

OBI-WAN KENOBI: Anakin, enough. You’re out of place.

ANAKIN: Back me up, Obi-Wan. Look me in the face And tell me I don’t deserve this. You know my service. Dooku shook you, and I killed him, I earned this- I've been rippin every mission that you asked me to Palpatine sees it, why can’t you?

OBI-WAN: Blast. Is he right? Is he Master? Is he Knight? He’s gonna be more than anybody before but Will be it Dark or Light? Quiet. Obi-Wan you’re scaring yourself again This guy's your brother, he’s your friend. Shut up and tow the company line. Everything will be fine. But for a second pretend… If the boy turns, isn’t that on you? Cuts like a saber burns. What would Qui-Gon do? What am I gon' do? ...My job. Gotta see this through. Gotta peace to keep, a war win The Sith don’t sleep. Still in the Jedi do I trust The shadow's deep. It’s darkening. But it's not him. Yo, Anakin is one of us.

YODA/MACE: The Council has spoken OBI-WAN: I raised you like a son I think of all that we’ve been through You are the Chosen One And I believe in you

ANAKIN: Padme, something's not right with me I’m scared I’m not the Jedi that I should be

PADME: What's the matter Ani? You're gonna be a father, what else matters Ani?

ANAKIN: Premonitions I can't shake Someone trying to take you away from me, And in my dreams Padme, I can hear your screams

PADME: Breathe in, breathe out, I don't doubt your strength, don’t you doubt mine now I've been through the fire. Imma be alright. But don't you run away from me, we're running out of time. Check.

The Senate is a shell of what it once was To thunderous applause they fall backwards With Palpatine, democratic means are going extinct Any who'd oppose him are frozen like statues

ANAKIN: You’re wrong about the Chancellor, He knows of a power... It could be our answer.

PADME: The answer is go back to Naboo Raise our child free of this taboo Anakin, what else can we do? I must be with my people, that includes our family too Our family, boo Our family, Ani, what can we do? What can we do?

ANAKIN: Alone…So much noise. Back home. There was so much sand. I remember my mother's voice. I remember how she took my hand.

SHMI: Ani, are you okay?

ANAKIN: Mom, I failed you then, but not her. I won't fail again, that's my word. My love, I swear that nothing will hurt you, I’m sick of living in this twisted image of virtue Yoda's riddles, Mace's high horse, Obi-Wan preaching on like he knows Force. There’s a black hole in my dark soul that even that goodie-goodie Kenobi can’t control I want more, I want her, I want us to rule together, Beat death, live forever. Serve a higher power, higher Force, Climb the maiden's tower, be their Lord And these words feel wicked but I won't deny. This Council's the gravity that I'll defy. If you’re not the master, then you’re just the slave I’ll be in my grave before I roll with that I will bring disaster, but if her it saves I will pay that price and I will not look back

OBI-WAN/PADME/MACE/SHMI/YODA: Come baack ANAKIN: [beatbox]

OBI-WAN/YODA/MACE: The Council has spoken PADME/SHMI: Ani are you okay, are you okay, Ani?

LIGHTS UP!! 🌇 Tonight is Opening Night for IN THE HEIGHTS at Olney Theatre. 👏 I am so grateful, excited, and proud to be on this stage, performing for my first time in a production of this magnitude, taking this amazing journey with such an *incredible* cast, crew, and creative team. You all really do light up the night sky 🎇. I love you all, and I can't wait to share our story of love, community, and family with our audiences. Thank you THANK YOU to everyone who helped guide me on my path, grow as a person, and take this leap of faith. You know who you are 😉. Alabanza! 🙏 (at Olney Theatre Center)