♪♪ >> OUR NEXT GUEST HAS BEEN CALLED ONE OF THE FASTEST RISING STARS IN THE MINNESOTA MUSIC SCENE.

TWIN CITIES RAPPER NUR-D ALSO MADE A NAME FOR HIMSELF IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD, HELPING FORM AN ORGANIZATION TO ASSIST DEMONSTRATORS IN SOCIAL JUSTICE CAUSES.

THE NEXT PROJECT ON THE HORIZON FOR NUR-D IS A COLLABORATION WITH THE MIINNESOTA ORCHESTRA ON APRIL 5TH AND 6TH.

WELCOME TO "ALMANAC."

YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS THIS.

GRANT MECHIN IS HERE TO, TOO.

SO I'M SO HAPPY TO INTRODUCE YOU.

OF COURSE HE IS THE DIRECTOR OF, DON'T GIVE IT TO ME YET, LIVE ORCHESTRA.

NO, LIVE -- >> LIVE AT ORCHESTRA HALL.

>> ALMOST GOT IT.

>> SEE, I GOT THAT RIGHT.

HE WAS SO WRONG.

BUT WELCOME TO BOTH OF YOU HERE AT "ALMANAC."

>> THAT I CAN FOR HAVING US.

>> >> YOU KNOW, I'VE LOVED YOU FOR YEARS.

SERIOUSLY, I'VE LOVED YOU FOR YEARS.

>> HE'S LOVABLE.

>> I LOVE YOU ALL THE TIME.

THERE'S THAT.

IT'S MAZING WHAT IS HAPPENING, THOUGH.

HERE WE ARE STANDING TOGETHER, MOST PEOPLE WOULD NEVER SAY THAT WE COULD EVEN COME TOGETHER, COLLABORATE TOGETHER.

COLLABORATION IS WHAT ORCHESTRAS DO.

AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE AFTER WITH THIS CONCERT.

THE MINNESOTA ORCHESTRA MAKES MUSIC AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL, TWO DIFFERENT KIND OF MUSIC, HIP-HOP AND ORCHESTRAL BUT LET'S PUT THOSE TWO TOGETHER IN A RESPONSIBLE WAY AND MATH HAS BEEN THE CON DIETS FOR THIS ALL HAPPENING.

>> A RESPONSIBLE WAY, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR YOU?

>> I GUESS I DON'T KNOW.

I'VE BEEN DOING IT ERY IRRESPONSIBLY, I'VE JUST BEEN THROWING MUSIC.

[Laughter] BUT, NO, BUT, HONESTLY, TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH THESE AMAZING MUSICIANS HAS ACTUALLY BEEN PROBABLY ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF MY CAREER.

I CAN'T THINK OF A BIGGER SHOW I'VE DONE SO IT'S BEEN A LEARNING OPPORTUNITY FOR ME.

JUST BEEN SUCH A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF FUN TO WORK WITH THE TEAM AND THE NEW SECOND THAT WE HAVE GENERATED IS SOMETHING THAT I DON'T THINK ANYONE'S EVER SEEN YET.

>> I'VE HEARD THAT ABOUT YOU FOR SO MANY YEARS AND I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO SAY TO YOU, CONGRATULATIONS.

YOU HAVE REALLY CLIMBED THE HIGHEST MOUNTAINS.

>> OH, THANK YOU.

>> COME GRATH LAGS ATTENTION.

AND BY THE WAY, SO HAVE YOU.

IT'S REMARKABLE WHAT THE ORCHESTRA IS DOING AND KNOWING THAT I HAVE IN MY LIFE, RIGHT, WITH OUR WHOLE FAMILY, WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH, YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND THEN HERE YOU ARE AND TO SEE ALL THIS WORK TOGETHER HAS BEEN REMARKABLE SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US HERE TONIGHT.

IF THERE WAS ONE THING YOU WANTED TO TELL PEOPLE ABOUT THE MINNESOTA ORCHESTRA, WHAT WOULD IT BE?

>> I USE THE WORD ANYMORIBLEMENT THIS IS A GROUP OF MUSICIANS WHO LIKE MAKING GOOD MUSIC.

WHATEVER THEY'RE PLAYING, THE SAME LEVEL OF EXPERTISE AND GRAM -- LEVEL PERFECTION THAT GOES INTO IT.

IT'S I A SPECIAL PLACE.

>> THE REMARKABLE THING IS THEY LAUGH AND TALK AND WE HAVE A GREAT TIME TOGETHER WHEN WE'VE BEEN WITH YOU BEFORE.

WHAT'S THE FIRST THING YOU'RE GOING TO DO TONIGHT?

>> WE'RE DOING A SONG FROM MY VERY FIRST PROJECT, INCEPTION CATCH PHRASE HERE, IT'S CALLED "42" AND I HAVE ERIC HASTE AND DJ-HAYES ARE.

>> YOU BETTER GETS IT GOING ON.

HERE THEY ARE, NUR-D. ♪ ♪ OH, YEAH, YEAH ♪ ♪ ♪ I'M BLESSED, I REMIND MYSELF OF THAT EVERY TIME THAT I'M STRESSED ♪♪ ♪ THEY'VE BEEN ASKING ME SINCE I WALKED THE DAY UP THE STEPS] ♪ NEVER REALLY HAD A CHANCE FOR, NEVER KNEW WHAT MY HANDS WERE FOR ♪♪ ♪♪ RAPPING] ♪ RAPPING ♪ ♪ I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT I COULD MAKE IT, NOW THE DREAMS THAT ARE COMING TRUE ♪ ♪ BUT THEY NEVER THOUGHT I COULD MAKE IT JUST ANOTHER KID FROM THE WHITE SIDE OF 42 ♪ ♪ IT'S COMING TRUE, I CAN SEE IT ♪ ♪ I'M BLESSED ♪♪ ♪ RAPPING ♪♪ ♪ I THINK I'D LIE FOR YOU ♪ ♪ YES, I'D LIE FOR YOU ♪ ♪ SOMETHING THAT I WANT TO DO ♪ ♪ RAPPING ♪♪ ♪ BUT THEY NEVER THOUGHT I COULD MAKE IT, JUST ANOTHER KID FROM THE WHITE SIDE OF 42, ♪ IT'S COMING TRUE, I CAN SEE IT ♪♪