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Uproxx’s Jeremy Hecht Explains How Jadakiss And Zohran Mamdani Made New York City History

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Jeremy Hecht/Getty Image/Derrick Rossignol Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration as mayor of New York City was historic for multiple reasons: He’s the youngest mayor in NYC history and the first Muslim mayor the city has ever had. As Uproxx’s Jeremy Hecht points out, he’s also the first mayor to reference a member of The Lox during his inauguration speech. Mamdani said: “And throughout it all, ‘We will’ — in the words of Jason Terrence Phillips, better known as Jadakiss or ‘Ja’ to the mwah’ — ‘be outside.'” Jeremy notes, “This referenced an iconic moment during Jadakiss’ Verzuz battle where he g...

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