Slowjamastan declares independence from the United States

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Welcome to Slowjamastan, a 'micronation' hidden in California
by Danielle Dawson
Jun. 12, 2023

SAN DIEGO (KSWB) -- A San Diego-based slow jams radio DJ has spent his life visiting every country in the world. Now, Randy "R Dub!" Williams is the "sultan" of his own "country," tucked away right here in the United States.

Over the course of about a decade, Williams visited every single UN-recognized nation, from the regular tourist favorites to some of the world's most elusive destinations, like North Korea and Venezuela, to South Sudan and Somalia.

Ahead of crossing off the 193th country on his list, the radio personality was looking for a new frontier to explore. That's when he visited a "micronation," or a self-declared territory, in Nevada known as the "Republic of Molossia."

That visit cemented his next mission: to found his own country.

"It has been an absolute dream and a mission to see every country in the world," Williams said to Nexstar's FOX5SanDiego.com. "I've seen some incredible places that many people do not get the chance to travel to … What's next for me, it's to make a country of my own."

In the fall of 2021, Williams purchased a 11-acre plot of empty, desert land deep in the arid landscape of Southern California's Imperial County to establish his new nation on.

A few months later, on Dec. 1, he officially declared independence from the United States, signing the secession document from "Dublândia," the capital of the new "Republic of Slowjamastan."

The name of the new country located about 100 miles from San Diego, Williams said, is a reference to his career moonlighting as a late night slow jams broadcast DJ on Southern California radio station Magic 92.5.

“The sultan is the sultan of slow jams,” Williams said of his sovereign persona. “He loves the Boys II Men, and the Usher, and the Alicia Keys, Luther Vandross and Anita Baker.

“That’s just kind of the tie-in we wanted – the land of slow jams where people could come and just vibe out and relax,” he continued, “enjoy good music and good people.”

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The nation’s “government,” as Williams described, is a dictatorship that’s occasionally a democracy – a sort of commentary on contradictions embodied by countries like the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea.

"We are a republic on some days, but on (other) days we have a dictatorship," Williams said. "I am the great leader that makes the rules, although sometimes … we let the community chime in on issues that are important to the Slowjamastani."

It doesn't take much to be a citizen of the nation, or "Slowjamastani" – there are only a handful of eccentric laws that citizens have to abide by to avoid “banishment.”

Slowjamastan statutes prohibit the wearing of Crocs, eating string cheese by biting directly into it, the playing of “mumble rap” music and driving in the left passing lane unless you're actually passing another car, among other things.
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