June 26th, 2008
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June 26th, 2008
TimeOut: It’s interesting that you say that – most rappers appear to be very cautious about speaking out about social problems in their interviews.
Jay-Z: ‘Right. Yeah, that all comes out of fear. You gotta figure where most of these guys are coming from. They’re coming from very poverty-stricken areas, and now here they are and they have a chance to provide for themselves and their generation, and they want to hold on to it. So they’re a little afraid of especially that type of thing – you’re gonna take on the government. They’re afraid of the repercussions of that. They’re gonna absolutely shut them down.’
Full Interview: TimeOut
In the interview Jay-Z talks about his upcoming Glastonbury concert, thoughts on the London music scene, fans trying to rob Lil Wayne during a concert, possibly investing into the Yankees and politics.
People are struggling, they’re broke, they gotta pay the light bill, then pay the rent.” They don’t even know what that means! That’s why people are not so involved with politics. I never voted until two, three years ago. Because as a kid that’s how I was brought up – whoever was in office, nothing changed.
-Jay-Z
I kind of got that mentality, to me it doesn’t matter who the president is, I just got to do me. With that said, people still need to vote in order for politicians to at least pretend to give a damn about them.
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June 26th, 2008
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June 26th, 2008
Now that’s what you call chocolate…
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June 26th, 2008
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June 26th, 2008
CNN speaks about how they first hooked up, there relationships with record labels over the years, and the lack of quality music in the industry. They discuss the current state of Hip Hop, the effects of the Internet on music and give their thoughts on the Soulja Boy vs. Ice T beef.
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Interview conducted by Street Knowledge Media
Executive Produced by Nigel D.
Part 2 below…
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