Jay-Z was recently interviewed in Time Out Magazine and speaks on everything from the state of hip hop, politics, Lil'Wayne, and investing in the Yankees.
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TimeOut: It’s interesting that you say that – most rappers appear to be very cautious about speaking out about social problems in their interviews.
Jay-Z: ‘Right. Yeah, that all comes out of fear. You gotta figure where most of these guys are coming from. They’re coming from very poverty-stricken areas, and now here they are and they have a chance to provide for themselves and their generation, and they want to hold on to it. So they’re a little afraid of especially that type of thing – you’re gonna take on the government. They’re afraid of the repercussions of that. They’re gonna absolutely shut them down.’
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Who knew?
TimeOut: It’s interesting that you say that – most rappers appear to be very cautious about speaking out about social problems in their interviews.
Jay-Z: ‘Right. Yeah, that all comes out of fear. You gotta figure where most of these guys are coming from. They’re coming from very poverty-stricken areas, and now here they are and they have a chance to provide for themselves and their generation, and they want to hold on to it. So they’re a little afraid of especially that type of thing – you’re gonna take on the government. They’re afraid of the repercussions of that. They’re gonna absolutely shut them down.’
Click here for full interview.
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