Can D-Block become a launching pad for talented artists coming from Y.O?
Only for the street legends. For the good MCs, definitely so. Definitely so. Have you started thinking about your next album? Yeah. I’m thinking about starting over. I was thinking about it yesterday. Do you feel you have to be more personal in interacting with fans now that you’re independent? I don’t think I could be any more personal. I walk outside without security. If I get any more personal than that, I might have to move in with a motherfucker! When you were dropping “I’m Black,” Interscope gave you trouble for it and didn’t promote it or support you when you wanted to shoot a video for it. After seeing the trouble you went through for a positive song like “I’m Black,” what do you think of Nas’ new album title? I don’t know, man. It’s crazy. I have to hear the content. Could that title encourage more white people to use that word? You know why I don’t feel it’s right? Because that’s like “bitch.” We don’t go around calling women “bitches,” but a chick can call another chick a “b
