TROY, N.Y. (News10) -- A group of local rappers became an upstate viral sensation with their rap, "Take me down to Stewys." They came to Troy Highschool today to share their story with high school student journalists.

“I picture it as if, what would I want to hear if I was sixteen, seventeen, you know, coming up, trying to do music," explained local rapper Jackson Simpson. "So I'm really just trying to give back.”

And giving back is exactly what they did.

“I saw it on my TikTok for you page, and now they're here in person, that's really cool," said Gabriel Bentley, a senior in the journalism course.

Gabriel, Weston, and Dexter are seniors at Troy Highschool, and got the chance to interview the group for their school’s newscast. They say that opportunities like these, in their journalis

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