Fortunately, Artists Can Live Off

Homosexuality In Hip-hop Is An Extension Of Homosexuality In The Black Community. The Black Community Is Very, Very Conservative When It Comes To Homosexuality, And I Don't Mean Conservative In The Good Way, Like We're Saving Money. I Mean Very Intolerant.

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

I Think Once You're In The Public Eye, Whether You're A Boss, A Teacher Or Whatever You Do, That You're Automatically In The Position Of Role Model. You Have People Looking Up To You, So Whether You Choose To Accept It Or Not Is A Different Question.

It Doesn't Get Any More Underground, Conscious Or Indie Than Macklemore, Ryan Lewis, But Because They Got A Couple Of Really Big Pop Hits, Actually Some Of The Biggest Pop Hits That Hip-hop Has Ever Seen, People Are Missing That Part Of Their Story. People Are Not Counting That Blessing.

People Consider Black Star A Great Album, And I Think It's A Classic Album. But The Fact Is, Both Me And Mos Def Have Made Better Albums Since Black Star.