AVC: Who are five mainstream rappers that you respect?
El-P: That I respect? Jay-Z, Nas, Redman, Ghostface, OutKast, Eminem, should I go on? There’s tons. I don’t draw those lines, I really don’t. Within that criteria of mine, I don’t give a fuck if you’re independent or major or anything like that. A good rapper is a good rapper, a good album is a good album. I don’t think anyone is inherently good. There’s just as much, if not more, independent music that sucks. The press loves to get caught up in the minutiae of that. They like to draw lines and they like to take sides. And they like to switch sides. To me, whatever the fucking case, if you like the fucking album, then like the album.
— El-P: The Onion AV Club 2007Short URL for this post: http://tmblr.co/Zq-Yay49d1P
