The inside story of Down With Webster’s Liberal victory party performance [Video]

The Canadian rap-rock band Down With Webster played the Liberals’ victory party on Monday night — because, as it turns out, Prime Minister Mark Carney is genuinely a big fan of the group.

Down With Webster was an active part of the Canadian music scene from the mid-2000s to the mid-2010s, and they returned to the stage last year to embark on a reunion tour. Their song Time To Win was featured at Carney’s rallies throughout the campaign. 

Today on Commotion, host Elamin Abdelmahmoud talks with band member Tyler Armes about rapping with the prime minister backstage, and what you can tell about a person based on the music they know by heart.

We’ve included some highlights below, edited for length and clarity. For the full discussion, listen and follow Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud on your favourite podcast player.

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Tyler: So really what happened was last week sometime, Mr. Carney got in touch with us …