>> Trevor: ANTHONY RAMOS, WELCOME TO "THE DAILY SOCIAL DISTANCING SHOW." >> WHAT'S UP, WHAT'S UP, TREVOR? THANKS FOR HAVING ME, MY MAN. >> Trevor: YO, MAN, I HAVE TO HAVE YOU BECAUSE TODAY IS A SPECIAL DAY. I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THE MOVIES YOU'RE DOING. I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THE BIG MOVES YOU'RE MAKING IN MUSIC. NO. TODAY IS A SPECIAL DAY BECAUSE I HEARD YOU JUST GOT YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE. CONGRATULATIONS! >> YO, I GOT THAT LICENSE, MY BROTHER. I'LL BE OUT ON THE STREETS. >> Trevor: YOU KNOW, THAT'S HOW YOU KNOW YOU ARE A NATIVE NEW YORKER-- WHAT ARE YOU, 29 NOW? >> I'M 29, MAN. >> Trevor: 29, AND YOU'RE ONLY GETTING YOUR LICENSE NOW. >> I JUST GOT THIS MOVIE, MAN. I'M OUT HERE SHOOTING THIS TRANSFORMERS MOVIE IN MONTREAL, AND THEY WANT ME TO DO THESE CAR STUNTS AND THEY WERE LIKE, "LET ME TELL YOU WHO IS NOT DOING THE STUNTS. WE'RE PUTTING YOU ON THIS RIG IF YOU DON'T GET YOUR LICENSE." >> Trevor: DID YOU TELL YOUR INSTRUCTOR WHY YOU'RE DOING IT. DID YOU SAY, YO, I HAVE TO DO THIS THING BECAUSE I'M DOING TRANSFORMERS. >> SHE WASN'T ABOUT IT. SHE GOT IN THE CAR AND SHE WAS LIKE, "IS YOUR CAR SANITIZED?" I WAS LIKE, MY BAD. I WAS USING MY MOTHER'S CAR. AND MY MOM DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING IN HER CAR. I RAN TO MY BOY'S CAR REAL QUICK, SANITIZED THE CAR. AND SHE SAID, "OKAY, THANK YOU." WE FINISHED THE TEST. I'M TALKING ABOUT SHE WAS COLD, BRO. >> Trevor: CONGRATULATIONS ON THE DRIVER'S LICENSE. AND LET'S TALK ABOUT THE ALL THE BIG MOVES YOU'RE MAKING, FIRST AND FOREMOST, ONE OF THE MOST HOTLY ANTICIPATED FILM OF THE YEAR "IN THE HEIGHTS." IT'S FINALLY COMING OUT IN THEATERS AND HBO MAX. AND YOU, MY FRIEND, ARE THE STAR OF THE SHOW. TELL ME ABOUT WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO GET TO THIS MOMENT AND WHY YOU THINK THIS FILM IS SO SPECIAL TO DO IT WITH. >> I'M-- LOOK, MAN, I'M GRATEFUL. I AUDITIONED FOR THE SHOW WHEN I WAS 19, I DIDN'T GET IT. I EVENTUALLY BOOKED A ROLE IN A SHOW HAPPENING IN SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, AND LATER ON I MEET LIN, WE DID "HAMILTON," AND FAST FORWARD AND WE WERE ABLE TO SHOOT THE MOVIE AFTER 10 YEARS FROM THE FIRST TIME I AUDITIONED AND DIDN'T GET IT. THIS SHOW MEANS A LOT TO ME AND I'M GRATEFUL I GET TO BE A PART OF IT IN ANY WAY, AND IT JUST FEELS LIKE-- IT FEELS LIKE A STORY CELEBRATING LIFE AND CELEBRATING US COMING BACK. AND NOT ONLY A STORY ABOUT MUSIC AND CULTURE AND THIS COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE WHO ARE JUST GETTING AFTER IT EVERY SINGLE DAY AND LOVING ON EACH OTHER IN THE MIDST OF WHATEVER HARDSHIPS ARE THROWN AT THEM. AND PEOPLE WHO ARE DREAMING BIG. YOU KNOW, IT FEELS LIKE A CELEBRATION OF LIFE AND US COMING OUT OF THE OTHER SIDE OF WHAT WE'VE ALL BEEN THROUGH. >> Trevor: YOU FEEL THAT AM CANNING BACK INTO THE WORLD TODAY. AND WHAT-- I THINK WHAT MAKES THIS-- THIS STORY SO SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS QUINTESSENTIAL, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IT FEELS FRESH, YOU KNOW. IT'S A FRESH CAST. IT'S A GROUP OF TALENTED PEOPLE WHO HAVE COME TOGETHER UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA, WHO YOU COUNT AS ONE OF YOUR FANS. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT THAT RELATIONSHIP HAS BEEN LIKE FOR YOU, LIKE -- >> I MEAN, I LEARN SOMETHING FROM HIM EVERY DAY, HOW HE NAVIGATES THROUGH THE WORLD AND CHANGING A LYRIC HERE AND THERE, MY MAN IS MAKING ADJUSTMENTS HERE AND THERE. HE'S A GENIUS. AND I THINK A PART OF HIS BRILLIANCE IS, NUMBER ONE, RIGHT, WHEN TO KNOW WHEN TO LEAN IN AND ALSO WHEN TO LET GO AND LET HIS COLLABORATORS GO. DO WHAT THEY GOT TO DO. WE PUT TOGETHER THE BEST GROUP OF PEOPLE WE CAN TO MAKE THIS FLY AS POSSIBLE. WE DON'T NEED A PERSON ON THE MARQUEE. IT'S NOT ABOUT ONE PERSON IN THE SHOW. IT'S ABOUT THE PEOPLE IN THE SHOW AND IT'S ABOUT THE STORY. THAT'S WHAT IT'S ABOUT. YOU KNOW, I'M GRATEFUL FOR OUR RELATIONSHIP. THIS IS, LIKE, THE FOURTH THING WE'VE DONE TOGETHER. IF HE HADN'T WRITTEN THIS ROLE FOR HIMSELF, THIS ROLE WOULDN'T BE-- I WOULDN'T BE DOING IT. WE WOULD PROBABLY NOT BE TALKING RIGHT NOW, SO, YEAH. >> Trevor: YOU KNOW IT'S INTERESTING THAT YOU SAY IT'S NOT ABOUT THAT ONE PERSON, IT'S NOT ABOUT THE MARQUEE, IT'S ABOUT THE COLLECTIVE EFFORT AND ALL THE PEOPLE WHO BRING THE WORK TO MAKE IT SO SPECIAL. LATINO ARE SOME OF THE BIGGEST- MOVIE-GOERS AND YET ON SCREEN YOU SELDOM SEE LATINO CHARACTERS LEADING THE CHARGE, WHERE THEY GET LEADING ROLES. AND THIS FEELS LIKE SOMETHING SPECIAL. TELL ME WHAT THAT'S LIKE FOR YOU. BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE DREAM FOR ANTHONY. AND YOU HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE'S ALSO A DREAM FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE, WHETHER THEY'RE IN NEW YORK OR NOT GOING,, YO, THAT'S US." >> IN THE MOMENT I'M GOING, YO, I'M DOING MY BEST TO TELL THIS STORY AS HONEST AS POSSIBLE AND BE MY BEST IN THIS PARTICULAR ROLE. AND IT'S ANOTHER THING WHEN PEOPLE ARE LIKE, "DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE DOING FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THE CULTURE?" THAT FEELS GOOD TO HEAR THAT. BUT I REALLY THINK-- ALL OF US WHO ARE PART OF THIS FILM ARE STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF SO MANY PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY. I HOPE THAT, YOU KNOW, NOT ONLY LATINOS, BUT JUST PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD WHO FEEL LIKE THEY'VE NOT BEEN PRESENTED IN THIS ONE MEDIUM, RIGHT, OF MOVIES AND HOLLYWOOD AND MOTION PICTURES, RIGHT, THAT THEY-- THAT THEY CAN BEGIN TO SEE CHARACTERS THAT RESEMBLE THEM BECAUSE THAT'S THE WORLD. PEOPLE WHO FEEL LIKE THEY'VE BEEN UNDER-REPRESENTED IN THIS BUSINESS, WE HAVE TO START BANGING ON THE DOOR A LITTLE BIT AND BE LIKE, YO, I HAVE A STORY TO TELL AND IF NO ONE ELSE IS GOING TO WRITE IT, I'M GOING TO WRITE IT. THE MORE THOSE COMMUNITIES, THOSE PEOPLE DO THAT, THE MORE OF THESE STORIES WILL BE TOLD. AND I THINK THAT THE FURTHER ALONG WE'LL GET IN THE PROCESS OR IN THE PROGRESS OF SEEING THE WORLD REPRESENTED IN HOLLYWOOD, IN MOVIES. >> Trevor: YEAH, MAN, YOU KNOW, IN A TESTAMENT TO YOUR TALENT, WE'VE SEEN SO MANY PEOPLE IN THE INDUSTRY BANGING DOWN YOUR DOOR NOW. YOU KNOW, YOU'RE STARRING IN "IN TREATMENT," ON HBO. YOU KNOW, YOU WILL BE IN THE NEW TRANSFORMERS MOVIE. YOU ARE ALSO-- YOU WERE DOING A CAMPAIGN WITH MEGHAN THE STALLION FOR CALVIN KLEIN. I MEAN-- AND ON TOP OF ALL OF THAT, YOU'VE GOT YOUR SECOND ALBUM COMING OUT. TELL ME MORE ABOUT THE AMBUM AND WHAT PEOPLE CAN EXPECT. >> "LOVE AND LIES," I SAID THE FIRST ALBUM "THE GOOD AND THE AND AUTO BIOGRAPHICAL STORY OF MY LIFE AND BECAME A NARRATIVE. THIS SECOND ALBUM IS LIKE THE NITROON SIX FLAGS. IT'S IF NONSTOP BEATS. WE HAVE FREE-STYLE VIBES, WE HAVE THE CARIBBEAN, AFRO BEATS. YOU KNOW, BALLADS, POP VIBES, ELECTRONICCA. THERE'S EVERY KIND OF FLAVOR FOR THE PALETTE, YOU KNOW, WHAT I'M SAYING? AND I SAID THE GOAL IS ON THIS ALBUM, 12 BANGERS. THAT'S ALL I CARE ABOUT. I'M SO PROUD OF THIS RECORD. IT'S THE BEST MUSIC I'VE WRITTEN. AND I HAVEN'T BEEN THIS EXCITED TO PUT ANYTHING OUT-- I HAVEN'T BEEN AS EXCITED TO PUT SOMETHING OUT AS I AM FOR THIS ALBUM. >> Trevor: 12 BANGERS, NO SKIPS. 12 BANGERS. >> 12 SMASHES. >> Trevor: I'LL TELL YOU THIS NOW, MAN, IF IT'S HALF AS GOOD AS ANY OF THE OTHER THINGS YOU PUT YOUR EFFORT INTO, IT'S GOING TO BE A SMASH HIT. CONGRATULATIONS ON EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING. THANK YOU FOR TAKE THE TIME TO COME ON THE SHOW. DON'T CRASH THE CAR. DON'T GET TOO ARROGANT. YOU JUST GOT THE LICENSE, ANTHONY. WE WANT TO SEE YOU ALIVE. >> I'M GOING TO TAKE IT SLOW, BROTHER, SO I CAN MAKE IT BACK TO YOU, BRO. THANKS FOR HAVING ME. >> Trevor: HAVE A GOOD
