Affion Crockett Wants You To Get 'In The Flow" (PHOTOS)

A few days after he walked the red carpet at the 2011 Teen Choice Awards in a t-shirt promoting "In The Flow ", his sketch and comedy show, which will debut on Fox this Sunday, uber-talented entertainer Affion Crockett was embodying Jay-Z in a video shoot for the rapper and mogul's clothing line Rocwear.

There was Affion, (who celebrated a birthday  yesterday, co-starred with the Wayan "Brothers in Dance Flick",  and is known for impersonating some of hip-hop's brightest stars) in a Rocawear fitted cap, black leather jacket, acid washed, grey distressed jeans and matching black creative Recreation Kicks slanging the lyrics to "DOA". Except, it wasn't "DOA". It was "DOC", 'Death To Other Clothes."

On television Affion's impersonation is a spectacle, a marvel to behold. In person, this dead on habitation of Hov's laugh, mannerism, cadence and affectations is dually marvelous and unnerving. He's so good, he could probably fool Beyonce if the lights were low.

Crocket' take on hip-hop is authentic and as an all round entertainer, it's no surprise his YouTube videos clocked in 39 million views. After much hard work and comparisons to malleable actor Jim Carrey, Affion finally has a show to call his own. In between costume and character changes (In addition to Jay Affion also parodied Les Twins, the limber dancers from Beyonce's "Run The World" video) at the Rocawear shoot, we quizzed the versatile 37 year old entertainer from Fayetteville, North Carolina  about his show and how he flows from character to the next. 

GlobalGrind: How excited are you about your show coming out on FOX on Sunday?

Affion Crockett: I’m extremely excited! It’s a rare opportunity, I mean, for anyone who gets to have their own TV show let alone a young black man on a network. So I’m very proud, I’m excited. It’s an emotional time.

When you are doing  Jay-Z and all your other characters, how do you make the transition so quickly? It’s almost seamless the way you jump into character.

I don’t know! I think I just hear them in my head and I just know. I go right into whatever that compartment is, and think, "All right, Jay is right here. Let me grab that Jay voice and that mannerism" and I just go into it. It’s kind hard to explain but I just hear it. It’s like a musician who can pick up a keyboard and go right to the keys and then pick up a guitar and know right where notes are.

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Affion Crockett Want You To Get 'In The Flow" (PHOTOS)