“An artist is generally expected to stick to one motif, one persona. People get used to seeing someone put down a certain thing.”

There is a community in hip-hop. It doesn’t seem like that anywhere else, except maybe in punk rock. But punk rock is tricky, because it has become such a pop thing. But in rap, there is still a feeling of community. Who are our peers? Rappers.

They don’t want to see rap music. They don’t want to see the Beastie Boys. They don’t care what we’re doing. They want one thing and one thing only: that’s to see Madonna come on stage.

Educated: no. Stupid: yes. And when I say “stupid,” I mean stupid fresh.