How has your privacy changed as more people recognize you?
...there's part of me where that privacy's kind of leaving, you know? ...I was at Lollapalooza when Atmosphere was playing there, and Eminem headlined. He rolled in there, and we had backstage passes to everything, but when he was about to go on, everybody was kicked out. Backstage was huge. It was like four or five blocks, tents everywhere. Everything was shut down. He went on and he did his thing, and when he left, 12 different SUVs went in all different directions, so they'd be guessin' which one was he in.
So do you think Eminem is still relevant artistically?
If he's getting quality controlled and people are telling him what to say, then no. But I get a feeling he says whatever the fuck he wants. So artistically, he's earned it. His artisitc quality, I think that fluctuates. I think he's one of the greatest rappers of all time. Jay-Z is one of the greatest rappers of all time, I got nothin' but respect for those dudes. And I'm pretty sure those dudes call their own shots, and that's how I wanna be throughout my whole life and my career. I don't wanna anybody dissecting my rhymes and going "Don't say this...don't say that." I want 100 percent creative control where I am at all times. So that might mean underground, or if a major label tried to buy out the whole Stophouse contract, and did everything, and I could take my team along, great, I'll do that. But, I doubt it.
In this day and age, if you're a real hip-hop fan, you know there's white rappers everywhere. So some people who compare me to Eminem think there's only two white rappers out, me and Em and that, but it ain't that at all. He's fat and happy and he'll do whatever he wants. But there's nothing like a young and driven-ass hungry rapper like he was and like I am -- what a lot of these Minneapolis rappers are today, and that's what's attractive.
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Just thought it was kind of interesting, especially with the "If he's getting quality controlled and people are telling him what to say, then no" part.
