Colbert's Rap Battle With Michael Steele (VIDEO)

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About a month ago, Republican National Committee chair Michael Steele, in an interview with the "Washington Times," said he was planning an "off the hook" public relations offensive for the RNC.

"We need messengers to really capture that region -- young, Hispanic, black, a cross section ... We want to convey that the modern-day GOP looks like the conservative party that stands on principles. But we want to apply them to urban-surburban hip-hop settings."

This was Colbert's cue to mock him. Colbert latched on to this "hip-hopification" of the GOP and challenged Mr. Steele to a freestyle rap debate about core conservative values.

Steele told Politico.com that he accepted the challenge, but has yet to appear on the show. As a result, Colbert felt it necessary to school Steele in the rules of a rap battle.

Last night, Colbert reached a breaking point saying the invitation was clearly "BYOI" or "Bring Your Own It." He admitted that he had failed to set a date for the rap battle, then gave Mr. Steele 30 seconds to get there from DC before starting his rap.

It was an impressive display of "dropping rhymes," but it wasn't totally one-sided. Colbert's editors used clips of Steele from TV to create a rap for the missing RNC Chair.


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Comments

[AZterritory]

Oh yes!

[Jerry Pecks]

Legend.

[pillgirl]

stewart/colbert 2016

[tapeatsbill]

Colbert keepin' it real. Making it look good for the man named Steele.

Colbert is comedy treasure. Thank you S. C.

[MagicalPossibilities]

That was awesome!

[joceeco]

That was wild! Chappelle was the only true comic genius in my opinion, until i saw this. Colbert just stole the title of "comic genius" from everyone.

[Rynox]

The Michael Steele mix was hilarious

[ReasonIsMyReligion]

Colbert rocks.
Kryptonite for the man of steele.

[NoelGreco]

I consider that racist.

[HomerJFong]

OK, I'll Bite - How was that racist!?!?

[cdsister]

Which part?
1-Mr Steele trying to give color to the Republican Party with ethnic slang and out dated hip hop lyric/line or
2-Mr Steele trying to remind people that Barack Obama is black and he is just trying not to act like it with his uppity ways and high speak?

[J-RO]

Shazang yo, dat was off the hook funny, no no no yo, dat had shazizzle yo. Steel you da man. Keep it up GOP keep it up. Colbert, well you just absolutely rule.

[Sandpaper]

Brilliant. Sheer comic genius. Just give him an Emmy now. Why wait.

[Abhas2002]

Ditto. That was amazing.

[NotYourGirlfriend]

That was fricking good! Whao!

[LollieDotCom]

One of the things I love about him is that he's not too humble to enjoy the way we worship him. :D&-=

[LeftLeanWing]

Rematch ------- !!!!!!!!

( because you know it's coming )

[NFS]

Great rap...both of them. He really nailed the Micheal Steele rap. Wow! Stephen Colbert is one ingenius and hilarious man. He and his writers (which also includes Jon Stewart), all deserve Emmy's and I look forward to their shows every night. There's always something that totally cracks me up. This one was a winner!