During a video interview with Variety, where Rocky played “New York or Not New York,” the actor and rapper was asked about embattled New York City mayor Eric Adams.
Among Adams’ numerous controversies was skepticism that he even lived in NYC at the time of his election. The Harlem rapper, born Rakim Mayers, went on to say that, given his last name, Mayor of New York City was his destined place in government. Later in the segment, he was asked to weigh in on a controversial issue that has sparked opinion in New York City this year: the introduction of congestion pricing tolls in Manhattan during prime commuting hours.