Pittsburgh Emmy-winning music artist Frzy said he saw two sunsets while rapping for 31 straight hours over the weekend at a North Hills mall.

Frzy, 34, whose real name is Harvey Daniels, seemed none the worse for the experience after apparently shattering a Guinness World Record for freestyle rap at The Block Northway in Ross.

He stopped rapping and hugged his mother and fiancee following a five-second countdown from the crowd and a shower of glitter and confetti.

Frzy must send Guinness a video and other documentation of his performance for confirmation before the record is official.

“I feel surreal right now, like an out-of-body experience, kind of,” he said, thanking his supporters and primary sponsors, Ford Motor Co. and the YaJagoff podcast and promotion company. “I’m going to sleep standing up and probably still not fall. I got a negotiation with gravity.”

Under Guinness rules, Frzy was allowed one five-minute break every hour. He started at 10 a.m. Saturday and finished shortly after 5 p.m. Sunday.

He credited his supporters and doctors from the UPMC Voice Center for helping him overcome rough stretches. He said the doctors examined him during every break and provided treatments to help his voice.

The previous record was held by Los Angeles rapper Pablo Alvarez, who performed continuously for 25 hours, 56 minutes and 4 seconds in 2017.

“I practiced all week and I got into my zone,” Frzy said when asked how he managed the feat. “It was rough in the middle of the night and during bathroom breaks. Between 2 (a.m.) and 6 a.m. was really rough.”

Allegheny County last year proclaimed Frzy Day on Jan. 11, and the performer vowed to host a charity event on every Jan. 11.

Donations raised during the performance are going to the MusicCares charity.

Supporters had no doubt Frzy would break the record.

“Oh, he’s going to do it,” said Jeff Cobbs, a disc jockey who uses the name DJ Chevy, about an hour before Frzy finished. “No doubt.”

Cobbs of North Braddock, who DJs for Frzy, helped organize the event. He and five other DJs rotated every four hours.

“All of the music we played was produced by local hip-hop artists,” he said. “I’ve been up since 3 o’clock Saturday morning. I’m going to load this equipment up and then I’m going to get a shower and a massage.”

Primanti Brothers offered Frzy free sandwiches for one year if he rapped for 33 hours, but he decided to quit after 31, much to his mother’s relief.

“I love you Primanti Brothers, but I’m more concerned about my son’s health,” said Brenda Daniels, 57, of East Liberty. “He did it. He did it. He beat the Guinness Book of World Records for the longest freestyle rap in the world. I’m so proud.”

Fiancee Sé Majkowski, 31, was equally elated.

“I don’t know how he did it at all,” said Majkowski, an actress whose professional name is Sé Marie. “When he first told me he was going to do it I said, ‘No,’ unless he brought doctors. So he brought doctors for his voice. I honestly can’t believe it. I’m so proud of him. He is just the type of person who sets goals a million times bigger than anyone else, and he puts everything into them.”

Frzy and Majkowski are both Pittsburgh natives. They live in Los Angeles.

Frzy won a regional Emmy in 2018 for his collaboration with WQED Multimedia and PBS on a video tribute to the 50th anniversary of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” that included a remixed version of the show’s theme song, “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” written by the artist.

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