Papoose actually embodies the essence of hip-hop in each facet. Forward of his new album, set to be launched this month, the Brooklyn-bred mainstay discusses his unwavering ardour for the tradition, ageism throughout the rap sport, hopping within the sales space along with his girlfriend, legendary boxer Claressa Shields, and way more in a brand new interview for XXL‘s Discuss It Up collection powered by DistroKid.
With over 20 years of elite lyricism beneath his belt, Papoose stays a scholar of the sport, pushed by the love of the game moderately than {dollars} and cents.
“Hip-hop is one thing you reside, rap is one thing you do,” Papoose adamantly explains within the video beneath. “I am part of the tradition, which is a phrase all people throws round, however I grew up on this. So, rising up on this, it is totally different than being interested in this by cash. Folks do not perceive. Guys like myself, and an entire different military of others on the market, we’d do that with out one greenback concerned. It is a lifestyle.”
Whereas Papoose prides himself on mentoring up-and-coming artists, akin to his Wynn Data signee CuhDeeJah, he believes that the widespread notion of hip-hop being a teen’s sport is merely a trope many less-skilled artists use as a cop-out for an absence of expertise.
“I do not assume there was ever an age restrict in hip-hop,” Pap tells XXL. “Your age would not make you good, your abilities and your expertise does. These of us who actually do that for actual, we all know that it is aggressive since day one. I feel that, as time went on, sure people who understand they can not compete began to make use of the age factor as an excuse. They form of understand they can not compete with these guys who’re actually gifted at this.”
Take a look at Papoose’s unique interview with XXL, the place he discusses engaged on new music with Claressa Shields, following within the footsteps of his mentor, the late DJ Kay Slay, serving in an government function as the pinnacle of hip-hop at Wynn Data and extra beneath.
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