♫ Girl, we'll make the movie

♫ How I fallin' back to the beat

♫ I'm on a roll

♫ Take on the world

♫ Yes, yes, y'all

- [Sam] I work with Zulu P,

and they are a rap group here in New York City.

They've played shows all over New York at this point.

The group consists of the founding member Marley G.

- I'm the great Marley G.

- [Sam] Sweetness.

♫ Like a sunshine

- [Sam] T. Rock.

♫ My microphone chill

♫ Might overload it

- [Sam] And Lil E.B.

- All better and peace!

They have a really original take on hip-hop.

We have a program here that serves adults

with developmental disabilities who also play music.

They don't seem to develop preconceptions

about how things should be.

Definitely musically.

It's a really striking kind of freedom, I think,

for people who live their lives guided by and sometimes

bounded by other people's perceptions or preconceptions.

(deep beat)

- [Sam] We just book Zulu P on shows

like you would book any regular band

and don't give any type of preface or anything.

People will come.

They'll see the show,

but you can see that there's a little tension there

for people.

But I think it's a productive and interesting tension.

(audience applauds)

The members of Zulu P are completely open,

totally positive, always down.

They're not cynical, and they're never self-conscious.

- I'm Zulu P.

Peace out.

- [Sam] It's really amazing to see them

get up there and crush a show.