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New Jersey firefighter Michael Sarno aka BFD Gold creates a Wu-Tang Clan themed song/video that sparks Covid-19 awareness & uplifts first responders
As the novel coronavirus continues to engulf the world in sickness, loss, and uncertainty, a twelve-year Belleville, New Jersey career firefighter/EMT, Michael Sarno, emerges from the front-lines of this global pandemic to spread hope, proper precautionary measures and overall awareness of Covid-19’s severity.
Sarno, a 41-year-old lifetime Bloomfield, New Jersey resident, and an Afghanistan combat veteran has been going to war with Covid-19 alongside his fellow fire/first responder crew, the self-proclaimed, BFD Gold, to extinguish this inferno of a virus.
Firefighter Sarno, who grew up listening to the multi-platinum selling Hip Hop group Wu-Tang Clan, felt compelled to rework one of the group’s signature songs, take a playful crack at rapping, and film a video to provide the viewer a glimpse into what our men/women of honor experience daily on the front-lines. On Sarno’s remixed Wu-Tang inspired song, titled BFD Gold ‘#CovidCalls’, the firefighter sounds like a seasoned rapper masterfully describing Covid-19’s guidelines and precautions to ensure you or your loved ones don’t get stuck with this virus. When discussing his coronavirus awareness song.
Sarno explained to HipHopDX – “I am on the frontlines, I am a firefighter, not a rapper…and I see how this virus has affected my community. I want to support our first responders and boost morale while we continue to help those in need.” Sarno then added, “I grew up listening to Wu-Tang, and they always had a positive impact in my world. I wanted to show love to the Wu while championing our first responders. Wu-Tang’s music has always brought people together, and that is what I hope to accomplish with this song”.