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Space Ranger Brings First Taylor Swift Cover to ‘Masked Singer’ Just Before His Exit: ‘They Only Cleared It Because of Me!’

Space Ranger talked about being first 'Masked Singer' guest to sing a Taylor Swift cover and his too-early elimination on Wednesday night (March 12).

His debut performance, of a track by his “bestie,” was a spirited run through Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood” that left judge Ken Jeong dumbstruck, while host Nick Cannon knew right away that it was one of his “favorite people” on the planet. The second performance made Jeong think it was DJ Jazzy Jeff, even as Thicke doubled down on his Morgan guess, while Ora and McCarthy-Wahlberg totally figured out that it was none other than Public Enemy hype man rapper Flavor Flav. Before his elimination, Billboard spoke with Flav, who described the joy of getting the special dispensation to cover Swift, his shock at the judges’ guesses, and why he wanted to hang around just a bit longer.

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