But I've been freestyling and messing around with rhyming since I was 13. That's when I really started listening to hip-hop music.
I was listening to a lot of hip hop, music like Public Enemy that was about raising consciousness, and I realised I could feed that directly into my work, using images in a way that was a bit like sampling - taking images from diverse places, exploring the contradictions without trying to hide the seams.
I grew up in New York City in the '80s, and it was the epicenter of hip-hop. There was no Internet. Cable television wasn't as broad. I would listen to the radio, hear cars pass by playing a song, or tape songs off of the radio. At that time, there was such an excitement around hip-hop music.
I like hip-hop music, but some of the lyrics make me want to cry.
Hip-hop music has done a very good job of maintaining the political context, where they stand and not giving a sh-t what people think.
One thing I always loved about hip-hop music was the raw, boom-bap element - it felt powerful and manly.
I'm actually a huge fan of hip-hop. I like hip-hop music. I love rap. I like cabaret music, as well. I just love live music and bands.
I love hip hop music, I make hip hop music.
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