--- title: Rock the Vote: Lena Dunham, Fred Armisen, Lil Jon 'Turn Out for What' description: Lena Dunham, Whoopi Goldberg, and Fred Armisen help Lil Jon push out the vote canonical: https://time.com/3478171/rock-the-vote-psa-lena-dunham/ author: Zeke Miller article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-10-07T15:00:42.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-01T09:01:46.516Z article:section: Politics og:title: Rock The Vote Recruits Stars for 'Turn Out For What' PSA og:description: Lena Dunham says she is "turning out for reproductive rights" while Lil Jon says he is "turning out for the legalization of marijuana." og:url: https://time.com/3478171/rock-the-vote-psa-lena-dunham/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt506db2920a05cd09/69875f1de53aba51544d4d80/lil-jon-rock-the-vote.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2444 og:image:height: 1375 og:image:alt: Lil Jon Rock the Vote og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Rock The Vote Recruits Stars for 'Turn Out For What' PSA twitter:description: Lena Dunham says she is "turning out for reproductive rights" while Lil Jon says he is "turning out for the legalization of marijuana." twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt506db2920a05cd09/69875f1de53aba51544d4d80/lil-jon-rock-the-vote.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Rock the Vote Recruits Stars for 'Turn Out for What' PSA > Sponsored content. 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Rock The Vote Presents: #TURNOUTFORWHAT_ by [Zeke Miller](https://time.com/author/zeke-j-miller/) ## Zeke Miller Oct 7, 2014 3:00 PM UTC Rock The Vote Presents: #TURNOUTFORWHAT by [Zeke Miller](https://time.com/author/zeke-j-miller/) ## Zeke Miller Oct 7, 2014 3:00 PM UTC Rock the Vote isn’t making it any easier to get DJ Snake and Lil Jon’s platinum single “Turn Down for What” out of your head. The youth voting group released a music video featuring a re-recording of the song in hopes of driving young voters to the polls this November. The “Turn Out for What” PSA for the nonpartisan group stars Lil Jon and features Lena Dunham, Whoopi Goldberg, Fred Armisen, Darren Criss, and Sophia Bush, among others, listing the reasons they are turning out to vote in the midterm elections. Dunham, who famously appeared in a [controversial ad](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6G3nwhPuR4) for President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign, said she is “turning out for reproductive rights.” Jon says he is “turning out for the legalization of marijuana.” In a statement released by the group, the rapper said “the work that Rock the Vote does is incredible. It’s cool for me to collab with such an iconic organization.” ## Transcript [ NOISE ] I'll swing by later after I'm done voting. Oh, don't tell me you're still watching Dancing With The Stars. No, it's November 4th. It's mid- term elections. What? I'm voting in mid- term elections. What? Mid- term elections. I can't hear you. You're breaking up. What are you saying? Call you later, Auntie. Bye! Love you, too. Yeah. Oh, Mr. John. Wow, I'm a big fan. I saw you perform last week in de club. Was pretty, pretty crunk. Yeah, sometimes people think we kind of look alike. I don't know if it's the glasses or. No, can I have a ballot. There are voting booths from the windows over to the walls. And rock the vote dude! Thank you. Scoot, scoot, scoot! Occupied. Sorry we're in here voting. Wait. You're Lena Dunham and you're celebrity fitness trainer Tracy Anderson. Yeah this is how we do it in Hollywood. We vote with our trainers. Man! I can't wait for season four of Girls. I know you're tired of everybody asking you. Ray and Shashana are going to end up together. Well, John, I really wish that I could tell but I just, it's a secret. Are they? Just, just wait for it, just watch. Can you sign my ballet? Oh yeah, Tracey would probably like you to sign her. My belly. When I'm done voting. Okay, we're gonna vote now [ MUSIC ] Rock, rock and roll. Turn out for what? Turn out for what? Turn out for what? [ MUSIC ] I'm Darren. I'm turning out for education. I'm E. J. and I'm turning out for marriage equality. My name is Lileena and I'm turning out for reproductive rights. [ MUSIC ] My name is Iowa. And I'm turning out for human right. Hi I'm Natasha and I'm turning out for prison reform. [ MUSIC ] I'm Sophia, and I'm turning out for women's rights. I'm Devandra, and I'm turning out for Deep Woods Stations. What's up, it's Little John, and I'm turning out for the legalization. Marijuana. [ MUSIC ] I'm Ireland and I'm turning out for global warming awareness. I'm Gabriel and I'm turning out for racial equality. [ MUSIC ] Hi, I'm Fred. I'm turning out because I wanna impress my friends. That the only reason to ever do anything. 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