NAMM demo vet James Bernard was showing off the latest Cortex dj gear when a man came up and started freestyling the Cortex rap.
If you can identify the rapper - let me know in the comments!

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We caught a freestyle rap that evolved out of a demo session by James Bernard at the Cortext booth.
It’s impressive the number of things that you can rhyme “Cortex” with……

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