Can 14-Year-Old Rapper Brian Bradley Win 'X Factor'?

We should have known that Simon Cowell would fit right in in New Jersey.

At the Newark auditions, Simon is all about the "Jersey spirit" and East Coast confidence -- especially when it comes to 14-year-old Brian Bradley of Brooklyn, N.Y., who already sees himself as a formidable rival to Jay-Z and Kanye West. So why doesn't he have a record deal already? "It's politics, man," Brian explains.

Just when he's winning everyone over with his adorableness, Brian suddenly seems to start picking a fight with Simon. But really, he's just transitioning into his song, which appears to be called, "Stop Lookin' at My Mom." With this, he's forgiven, and Simon calls him "arrogant, obnoxious, argumentative but one of the most talented young people in a long, long time." Which pretty much sums it up. And he's cute, too.

Andy Silikovitz, however, is memorable for all the wrong reasons. At 43, he's been single all his life, and is pretty much using the show as a platform to get a girlfriend (oh, and to be able to afford a house that's nice enough to appear on MTV's "Cribs"). His performance of Mariah Carey's "Hero" is too awful to kindly describe, but the judges think he's sweet -- so sweet, in fact, that they want to set him up with Paula.

The next batch of contestants have no redeeming qualities whatsoever -- until we get to 17-year-old Carrie Fletcher. Fletcher is truly the girl next door, and she happens to sing one of our favorite songs, "Alone" by Heart, which scores her a point in our book. Simon is a little "bored" by her, but even he sees potential once she gains a little more self-confidence. Yeses all around.

The next act is literally Ausem. Austin and Emily are 15-year-olds who have been singing together for years. Combined, they are Ausem. Are they great? Not really, but they are "passionate" -- and Simon thinks their audience (hyperemotional teens) will understand them perfectly. Only problem? Everyone likes Austin more than Emily. After Nicole takes a looooong time to cast her vote, it's four yeses.

The only act more awesome than Ausem? Tora Woloshin, who just might be the "hottest mechanic in the world." Tora likes cars and tattoos and happens to look a bit like Lady Gaga. Oh yeah, she's a decent singer too. Add it all up and she has the X Factor, Simon says.

While a certain type of guy may swoon over Tora (think Jesse James), pretty much all the ladies are going to go for Brennin Hunt -- if you can get past the fact that he's in love with himself. But hey, even L.A. Reid thinks he's hot, so it's official: this guy is hot. Brennin, 26, believes he has "the look, the voice, the total package," and his "ultimate goal is to rule the world." So we want to hate him, but he's actually really great -- even a potential winner (and he writes his own songs). Four yeses.

Later, we spend about five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes listening to Devon Talley's unbearable performance of "Seasons of Love" from "Rent," but at least he makes us laugh (as in at him, not really with him).

But once again, they saved the best for last with 16-year-old Jazzlyn Little. Jazzyln is insecure and very nervous, but she gives perhaps the best performance of the night singing Mary J. Blige's "I'm Going Down." The judges rave, and Jazzlyn says that for the first time in her life, she felt "truly accepted." We bet she got a lot more than 500 hits on her YouTube page tonight.

--Jennifer D'Angelo Friedman, PopNews Wire