THC: While some people plead “art for art’s sake,” your work has always had a political message.
MR: I’m just trying to describe what I see and experience in my lifetime being a person of color. That’s in all my work, because it’s not easy to live in this country that we do being a person of color. When you find yourself being lynched because of color, it’s some barbaric stuff. Know what I mean?
THC: I wonder why the music has not incorporated hip-hop as much. I know you worked with Fab 5 Freddy years ago, and I’m curious about your impression of hip-hop culture.
MR: You see, these names we apply to things. Hip-hop is like Bebop. Fab 5 is now producing, acting. I think it all blends together, let’s not let nicknames separate us. Hip-hop has a lot to do with poetry.
THC: Some artists say hip-hop is not a viable art form.
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