Long — and slow — may he reign.
After visiting every country on the earth, San Diego, California, DJ Randy “R Dub!” Williams is certain he could do it higher.
“I ran out of nations, so I created my very own,” Williams, a late-night “slow jams” radio host, told CNN.
“One in every of the explanations I created Slowjamastan was because, after 193 countries, I wanted a 194th!”
Another excuse was his “mounting concern and powerful disdain for those embarrassing, funny, rubber things they call ‘Crocs’,” he told The Post.
Williams founded his nascent nation after visiting all 193 United Nations-recognized state borders, and the micro-nation of the Republic of Molossia in Nevada.
He was inspired by the micro-nation, which was began in 1998, and acquired an 11.07-acre plot of desert land situated off Southern California’s Route 78 in October 2021 for $19,000.
The United Territories of the Sovereign Nation of the People’s Republic of Slowjamastan was declared sovereign on Dec. 1, 2021.
The territory meets the standards for a sovereign nation-state as defined by the 1933 Montevideo Convention, which requires a rustic to have a everlasting population, an outlined territory, a government and the capability to enter into diplomatic relations with other states.
“The sultan is the sultan of slow jams,” Williams told Fox 5 of his ruling persona. “He loves the Boys II Men, and the Usher, and the Alicia Keys, Luther Vandross and Anita Baker.”
“That’s just type of the tie-in we wanted — the land of slow jams where people could come and just vibe out and loosen up,” he continued, “enjoy good music and good people.”
The micronation of Slowjamastan has its own passports, flag, currency (“the duble”), national anthem, time zone (Slowjamastan Standard Time), national animal (the Slowjamastan raccoon),12 states — including the capital of Dublândia — and greater than 5,000 registered Slowjamastanis of their census (none of whom live in Slowjamastan).
“We’re blissful, flattered and really much honored to be the fastest growing micronation on the earth,” he claimed to The Post.
The border is now open to tourists, too.
“Just please, tell us before you arrive so we may turn off the landmines,” he warned Post readers, clarifying that the “landmines only detonate with confetti and Mexican candy.”
The sultan enforces an inventory of prohibitions that every one residents and visitors are required to follow so as to avoid “banishment” by the Slowjamastan Federal Police.
All residents and visitors must “never ‘reply all’ to an all-staff email unless it is completely essential,” play “mumble rap” publicly, put feet on the bulkhead of an aircraft and have the opportunity to tell apart between “your” and “you’re.”
Crocs are also banned contained in the Republic of Slowjamastan, based on the official Slowjamastan website.
“This abhorrent footwear has spread across America (and the globe) with the quickness and fury of a pandemic. Unfortunately, my calls to Congress and lawmakers in America to stop these embarrassing shoes before it’s too late went unheard…I had no alternative apart from to create a rustic of all my very own, where I make the foundations,” he told The Post.
“We’ll forcibly remove a ‘Croc’ and beat you over the pinnacle with it,” the laws warn.
The country’s website says it’s a “dictatorship” recognized by “The Sultan’s mom” — but has not established any formal diplomatic relations with other nations.
Nonetheless, Williams has had his Slowjamastan passport stamped by 16 countries, including South Africa, Recent Zealand, Vanuatu and the USA.
He’s currently working to develop into recognized by President Joe Biden, who has not responded to his emails and social media outreach.
“When he’s not ruling over the world’s newest nation, our Dear Leader hosts an internationally syndicated radio show called ‘Sunday Night Slow Jams,’ currently heard on over 200 radio stations across America,” Slowjamastan’s website states.
He spends most of his time about 70 miles from his micro-nation living in San Diego.
“I visit as often as I can — working mostly out of our American Consulate here in San Diego, California, United States of America,” Williams said Insider. “It’s here where I enjoy the posh of electricity and running water. And a roof.”
But he has “big dreams” for Slowjamastan, planning to construct “a grand palace for The Sultan and his harem,” a lazy river, an interactive armadillo farm, an all-you-can-eat Mongolian barbecue restaurant and a large statue to honor himself.
People can apply for citizenship and cabinet positions through the Slowjamastan website.
“Slowjamastan is a reprieve from the constant fighting and divisiveness so prevalent in all places, at every moment. Our nation is an escape from all of this drama. We welcome everyone, and we specifically don’t use any labels: We’re all simply ‘Slowjamastani!’ he told The Post.
