Watch Riz Ahmed Rap Twista’s “Slow Jamz” Verse In The Girls Season Premiere
While the music world was focused on another disappointing Grammys last night, Girls premiered its sixth and final season. The episode featured a guest appearance from Riz Ahmed, the talented young actor and rapper who you may know from Star Wars: Rogue One, HBO’s The Night Of, or Swet Shop Boys, his rap duo with Heems of Das Racist. On Girls, Ahmed played a surf instructor in Montauk, a role that allowed him to flex his rapping talents a bit too. Below, check out footage of Ahmed in character performing Twista’s verse from Kanye West’s “Slow Jamz,” much to Lena Dunham’s delight.
Here's Riz Ahmed being straight up adorable on #Girls because we need to focus on the good things in this world pic.twitter.com/CmEFChJJcF
— Jarett Wieselman (@JarettSays) February 13, 2017
Here’s a more extensive collection of Ahmed’s scenes:
And here’s a little featurette about the episode in which Dunham, Judd Apatow, and Jenni Konner discuss Ahmed’s casting: