Music has always been a big part of Cheech & Chong's career, so it's just natural. You know, I was a musician before I met Cheech and had a record with Motown, and so I've got the cred.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Hip-hop educated me about other forms of music, because it sampled from all different styles.
All I can say is that I've had too many people in the hip-hop industry really like what I'm doing. I know where I'm coming from, and the album speaks for itself.
I think right now, you've seen these artists pop up over the last decade who've flirted with branching together a lot of different kinds of music. Some of them have been huge, and sold millions of records. And I think over time it's become a little bit of what the industry can be.
Hip-hop don't have no fresh energy, none at all. It's money driven, everybody tryin' to make that cheque, nobody putting art in their albums any more.
Motown will always be a heavy-duty part of my life because those are my roots.
Hip Hop has become real constrained. The creative juices and creative flows have been diminished.
When I was growing up, hip-hop was still a pretty specialised thing.
I prefer career artists that have spent time honing their craft, as opposed to, 'I won a karaoke contest on a reality show and now I have a record.' That's such a drag. The music that comes out of it is so poor.
The thing is about Cheech & Chong, we've brought more families together than Dr. Phil.
I honestly don't love the Cheech and Chong movies, I've got to say.