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I think – a lot of times in hip-hop, especially – artists get kind of pigeonholed into being ‘the guy,’ and it’s kind of limiting in a way.

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I’m doing the shows. The stage is my canvas; I’ll put whatever up there for the visible eye.
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Canvas Do My Put Show Stage Visible Whatever
I get that mainly from novels and that style of writing or movies where there’s multiple characters who carry the storyline.
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Carry Character From Many Multiple Novel Storyline Write
I though it’d be an easy way for people to see and differentiate between characters, sorta like when an actor gains weight for a role.
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Abebe Actor Character Come Decide Different Doom Gain Mask Point Role Thing View Weight
I might as well use it to control the story. So why not do something like throw a mask on?
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Control Mask might On Something Story Throw Use Well
Being older now, grown, I’m like, ‘What do we really do that’s fun?’ I’m kind of corny when you think about it. What could I rhyme about? Let me see, um, I gotta pay the rent today.
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I think – a lot of times in hip-hop, especially – artists get kind of pigeonholed into being ‘the guy,’ and it’s kind of limiting in a way.
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You have writers that write about crazy characters, but that doesn’t mean the writer himself is crazy.
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Character Convey Crazy Himself Mean Write Writer
I’m always trying to show versatility. I’m juggling, and I’m flipping fire, and I’m chewing gum and rhyming at the same time… on a unicycle, while playing the drums.
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Always Ame Chew Drum Firm Flip Paly Rhyme Try Unicycle Versatility
I’m back – now watch this!’ It all boils down to the music. The mask is a slight theme for people to enjoy, and it adds mystery.
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We all tend to be in the same circles – people like my Wu-Tang brothers, or Black Thought from The Roots.
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I can’t perform without the mask or be seen without it on stage, or else it’ll distract from the whole persona.
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Doom is a classic supervillain, akin to the Phantom of the Opera. It’s not about revenge so much as, like.
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I liked being able to speak to somebody and throw it back and forth, and they can’t predict what you’re going to say next.
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Hip-hop is so saturated with the same old same old that people always expect the guy to actually be the guy. They want you to be real and straight from the streets and all that.
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Hmm, should I stay on the underground when everybody else is selling out?’ Nowadays, you can just do it – have your name-brand clothes, do songs with rock n’ rollers – and it’s not considered selling out.
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I liked different etymologies, different slang that came out in different eras. Different languages. Different dialects.
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I think – a lot of times in hip-hop, especially – artists get kind of pigeonholed into being ‘the guy,’ and it’s kind of limiting in a way.

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