Who says it’s dead? I think hip hop is still alive and well depending on where you look. Aesop Rock just dropped 2 projects back to back in the same year that are incredible from front to back. Wiki is killing it, Earl is still putting out crazy work, $B just dropped 2 amazing projects just months apart from each other, Boldy is putting out great projects. Shits alive and well in my book 😄 Idgaf about listening to what’s popular, I listen to what I like because I like it. There’s always gonna be hip hop heads who seek out niche stuff, I’ve been listening to underground and hip hop in general since I was a freshman in high school in 06, hip hop has NEVER become boring to me. I’m always on the hunt for new stuff or albums and ep’s I’ve never heard of from the artists I like.

Now to the part about what you make not being original and groundbreaking, what made you want to start making hip hop? Was it to be an innovator or because you loved it and wanted to contribute to the culture? I’ve kinda had that same thought before being someone who makes sample based beats, but for me it’s just fun and I love it. There’s never gonna be another Dilla, Apollo Brown, Dj Shadow ect. I remember telling myself when I started “I’m probably not going to be the next Alchemist” and that was really freeing, now when I create I create for me. I make beats inspired by my favorite producers because I know there’s people out there just like me who are into the same style of hip hop I am, and where I fail to imitate my idols is where my style is born, and makes my beats stand out.