Hold onto your hats, folks—New York City’s incoming administration is already hitting a sour note with a rapper-turned-activist butchering the mayor-elect’s name on live radio.

In a recent appearance on The Breakfast Club, Mysonne Linen, a formerly incarcerated rapper tapped for Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s transition team, repeatedly stumbled over Mamdani’s surname while discussing criminal justice reform efforts, as the Daily Caller reports.

Linen, who served seven years for armed robbery convictions in the late '90s, was selected to serve on the criminal legal system committee, though ironically, the transition team misspelled his own name as “Mysoone.”

Mispronunciations and Missteps on Air

During the interview, Linen tossed out variations like “Mandami” and “Mandani,” seemingly unaware of the correct pronunciation of the mayor-elect’s last name.

It’s a small but telling fumble -- how can one champion a leader’s vision while tripping over something as basic as a name?

Still, Linen’s passion for reform shone through, even if his delivery didn’t, as he outlined voluntary efforts to uplift the formerly incarcerated through civic forums and employment initiatives.

Reform Agenda with a Side of Skepticism

Linen made it clear his role isn’t a paid gig, emphasizing a genuine commitment to community change over political favor.

“I really just want to focus on just doing this work. Shout out to Mayor Mandami and his team,” Linen said on The Breakfast Club.

That misstep aside, one has to wonder if such errors signal deeper disconnects within a team tasked with reshaping New York’s approach to public safety.

Criminal Justice Goals Take Center Stage

Linen’s plans include convenings to address the needs of incarcerated women and to tap into the political power of ex-convicts, many of whom don’t realize they can vote.

“Like, that is one of the biggest voting blocks in the world that nobody has really tapped into,” he noted.

While the idea of mobilizing such a group sounds noble, conservatives might question whether this focus risks prioritizing certain demographics over broader public safety concerns.

Mayor-Elect’s Controversial Safety Plans

Meanwhile, Mayor-elect Mamdani’s agenda includes a hefty $1.1 billion Department of Community Safety to shift non-violent and mental health calls away from the NYPD, while maintaining police numbers.

This comes after Mamdani’s earlier calls to defund the NYPD, a stance he softened during his campaign, though past criticisms of the department as a threat to safety still linger.

Such policies raise eyebrows among those who believe law enforcement, not civilian teams, should remain the backbone of urban security -- especially in a city with crime challenges as complex as New York’s.