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Jemaine Clement (born 10 January 1974) is a New Zealand comedian, actor and musician, best known as one half of the musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords along with Bret McKenzie.
Clement was born in Masterton, New Zealand and raised by his Māori mother, in the Wairarapa region. He attended Makoura College in Masterton. After graduation, he moved to New Zealand's capital Wellington, where he studied drama and film at Victoria University of Wellington. There he met Taika Waititi (a.k.a. Taika Cohen) with whom he went on to form So You're a Man and The Humourbeasts. In 2004, the Humourbeasts toured New Zealand in a stage show titled The Untold Tales of Maui, a rework of the traditional Maori legends of Māui. The duo received New Zealand's highest comedy honour, the Billy T Award.
Clement and Bret McKenzie formed Flight of the Conchords while at Victoria University. They have toured internationally and released four CDs: Folk the World Tour in 2002, The Distant Future EP in 2007, Flight of the Conchords in 2008 and I Told You I Was Freaky in 2009. The Conchords produced a six-part improvisational comedy radio program on BBC Radio 2 and have appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Late Show with David Letterman and The Late Late Show. After appearing in 2005 on HBO's One Night Stand, the Conchords were offered their own 12-part HBO series Flight of the Conchords. Its first season ran from June to September 2007, and was renewed for a second season, which aired on HBO in the US from January to March 2009. In December 2009, the Conchords announced the show would not have a third season.
"There is no delayin' in the rhyme I'm sayin'" (Yeah)
"The beat is funky" (It's going down tonight, uh)
"And my word is bond"
"There is no delayin' in the rhyme I'm sayin'" (Uh, no, no)
"The beat is funky" (Don't wanna spar)
"As far as you was concerned" (My TO be far, uh.. It's going down tonight)
"You ain't seen nothing yet" (My DJ's name is Babu)
"After this jam, I really don't care" (Uh, uh)
[ Chorus: Evidence ]
I been to, so many different places
I built with, so many different people
I smoke, bats with cats who opened up their sacks
and put that shit in my hand and never asked for it back
[ Verse One: Evidence ]
My thinking cap, that's a part of my head
I'm inking, raps to wax perform live, make my bread
Some seen it coming, others say "What is this?"
It's Evidence mixing pleasure with my business
My sound describing color, between green and purple
Then I walked through a wall and drew a perfect circle
Simplistic, but not, unrealistic
Some people should build twice before they diss it
Sometime the wrong album get's the right press
And the right get the wrong, but remain righteous
Just like, some are broke, some people healthy
Some interludes are better than songs on LP's
I take it as it comes, every day's a new one
Take breaths on beat, custom-fit vocals to drum
Straight bomb on cats with these lyrics called babs
The original structure still clear of sandtraps
[ Chorus: Evidence ]
[ Verse Two: Evidence ]
Attack, my lyrics hit the track, impact
Four, three-two-one, detonation, you're done
Hit the spot with different catens meditated
Then blast through your shield, the one that's metal-plated
Word up, shit is timeless you can't date it
And marriage, out of the question, that you sadated
A +Reservation For One+, no one else
'Cause even when I'm with other people I'm by myself
For wealth, it ain't my first concern you know this
'Cause if you broke you either don't work or in showbiss
And just 'cause you spin don't mean you know what dope is
Or hold a mic, immature night, please quote this
I built with so many people, different states
zipcodes, different plates, outter country on the lake
Doin' dates on tour, guaranteed heat for shure
Intense with the microphone, your majesty is pure
Plus, I stay armed so don't ring the alarm
The carm before the storm, threw off ya judges now it's on
A kindness for a weakness, mistakes made it venues
But fuck with my crew, Dilated Peoples, we been to..
So many different places
I built with, so many different people
And I smoke, bats with cats who opened up their sacks
and put that shit in my hand and never asked for it back
I been to, so many different places
I been with, so many different people
I smoke, bats with cats who opened up their sacks