'Work hard, play hard:' Rubio quotes Wiz Khalifa, Jay-Z, Godfather in #StandWithRand filibuster [video]

misstripleem | 11:56 PM on March 06, 2013

Awww naw, he didn’t? Yes, he did! Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) dropped some rap and pop culture references during tonight’s #StandWithRand filibuster and set Twitter abuzz. Aiiiight.

https://twitter.com/rumblindurango/status/309522009069600768

https://twitter.com/lejandroPerez4L/status/309522133451677697

https://twitter.com/TuckStarP/status/309518675378049024

References Wiz Khalifa. Quotes The Godfather and Jay-Z. Rubio trolls like a BOSS.

— Chris (@4cchild) March 7, 2013

And followed it up with The Godfather and Jay-Z. RT @emzanotti: Rubio just quoted Wiz Khalifa. This is now what can be termed a "mic drop."

— Allie Gravitt (@alliegravitt) March 7, 2013

Still laughing at Rubio's comparison of Wiz Khalifa's song, "Work Hard Play Hard" and the conflict going on with Obama and the Senate.

— Zig Zag (@jcmartian) March 7, 2013

https://twitter.com/avtariuz/status/309524920361177089

Rubio cited rappers Wiz Khalifa and Jay-Z and also quoted several lines from “The Godfather.”

Rubio read a famous line given by Al Pacino’s character in “The Godfather”: “Don’t ever take sides with anyone against the family ever again.” Rubio compared that situation to the relationship between the Senate and President Barack Obama on the administration’s drone program.

“We deserve to have the rights to these answers,” Rubio said. “We have a job to do that we’re held responsible for.”

Rubio also alluded to the “modern-day poet” Wiz Khalifa’s song, “Work Hard, Play Hard,” and Jay-Z’s “A Week Ago.”