Bill Shorten rap battles on radio, but gets served

Bill Shorten has attempted a rap battle against radio hosts Fitzy and Wippa to the tune of 50 Centâs In Da Club, but got served by surprise entrant, radio host Ray Hadley.
The opposition leader appeared on the Nova breakfast radio programâs weekly âRap Battleâ on Friday morning with a prepared rhyme.
Mr Shorten appeared to be under no delusions about his hip-hop skills, rapping, âWill I rap again? Itâs anyoneâs guess / But thereâs more chance of Abbott voting yes.â
The line referenced former prime minister Tony Abbottâs opposition to same-sex marriage.
But he was outshone by 2GBâs Hadley, who rolled in at the end of the segment rocking a New York basketball jersey, gold chain, and backwards cap.
Mr Shorten had sung: âEach day I listen to you fellas whinge and whine / Iâd rather go to Question Time with Christopher Pyne / Our economyâs in debt, but Malcolmâs just chilling / Hey Malcolm, can you lend us a couple million?â
He continued: âIâve nailed the rap / Iâm the cat, youâre the mouse / The tables have turn-bulled, now itâs Shortenâs house.â
After his surprise entrance, Hadley slapped back: âStick to the basics, and youâll do it easy / Should I be talking to you, or Anthony Albanese?â
Host Ryan âFitzyâ Fitzgerald also joined in on the rap battle, but avoided âdabbingâ like Mr Shorten and Hadley.
The segment came after Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbullâs bizarre appearance on Network Tenâs The Project last week, when he rapped his way out of answering questions about the same-sex marriage postal survey.
The Project panel was debating the furore over US artist Macklemore performing Same Love at the NRL grand final on Sunday. Mr Turnbullâs colleague Mr Abbott had been railing against the choice of performer, arguing it was propaganda for the âYesâ camp.
Mr Turnbull defended Macklemore getting the gig before fending off a question from host Waleed Aly by breaking into his rap.
âWaleed, youâre the man / Youâre the Tigers fan.
âYou can talk / The Crows can squawk.â
PM @TurnbullMalcolm shares his thoughts and spits rhymes about the debate surrounding Macklemore's #NRLGF performance. #auspol #TheProjectTV pic.twitter.com/fczPcFeqsB
â The Project (@theprojecttv) September 28, 2017
He also announced he had not been able to enjoy hip-hop since the death of Tupac.
When Aly attempted to shift the focus back to the same-sex marriage debate, Mr Turnbull shut him down.
âWaleed, why are you such a downer? We are having fun. It is Thursday night. There are two grand finals.
âEveryone is here in Melbourne being happy and you want to be grim and torture this issue and go on and on and on about the song and should they play the song.
âYou will talk about this song for longer than it takes him to sing the song. Seriously. This is really dull.â
The New Daily has contacted Mr Shorten and Mr Turnbull for comment.







