The MC that we love are usually the ones that we consider be kinda heartless, like 50 Cent. That's pretty much the prowess and power of an MC. That's what sells.
From Saul Williams
The MC has to be just that, a master in control. They can show no signs of weakness.
Jay Z and President Bush have a lot in common, that same brash confidence.
There's no doubt in my mind that 'Slam' is going to be huge. It's a film about the power of language. People are going to see this and get blown away.
I've always been inspired by a lot of work coming out of the UK.
'Niggy Tardust' is the voice of a generation, a generation that does not define itself simply by what it's born into.
I didn't ever want to make a rap album. I considered it too limiting. Now that's exactly what I've gone and done.
I think it's a mistake where rap music is these days. It doesn't seem to be able to look out of the ghetto and that's ultimately unfortunate, because it defines our limitations.
Why shouldn't rap be esoteric, able to take in current events, history and criticism? I guess it's this old idea of containment - that rappers, because they're black, can't and shouldn't aspire to look outside the ghetto for influence.
My father's a preacher, my mother's a teacher, thus I rhyme.
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