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I See That Happening With Hip Hop Purists Now. Where You Have An Artist Like A Kendrick [lamar] Or A Drake, Who Are Really Trying Different Things Emotionally, Different Things Musically, And On A Mainstream Level. And You Have Underground Hip Hop Fans Dissing It, For The Simple Fact That It's Mainstream - Not Because What They're Doing Is Whack, Or What They're Doing Is Not Sincere.

I Started Rapping Because I Wanted People To Hear What I Have To Say, I Want As Many People To Hear Me As Possible, And I Do Everything In My Power To Make That Pop.

I Don’t Think That Early Hip Hop Stood Out To Be A Social Critique. A Lot Of Fans Of Mine Think That Hip Hop’s Ultimate Responsibility Is To Critique Social Structures.

I Met Mos Def Around That Time But I Didn't Hook Up With Him Until I Was About 17 Or 18.

And You Know, Art As Commerce, Doesn't Really Make Too Much Sense, They Don't Go Together.