Hip Hop Doctor Brings "The Message"

You may have caught this by now (no pun intended), but apparently it's about to truly go viral (again, no pun intended).

Dr. John Clarke, medical director for the Long Island Railroad, recorded this "H1N1 Rap" as part of the Department of Health and Human Services' contest for the best swine flu PSA. Well, turns out he won, landing him a national commercial and $2,500 -- which he attempted to accept only to have Kanye West interrupt by jumping onstage and exclaiming that Beyonce's swine flu video was better.

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