Is there as much anticipation for The Nacirema Dream as there was for Illmatic?
I would never compare myself to those who came before me because they laid the path and made it possible for guys like me to come up. I would never compare myself to them on that type of level. The people are going to be able to respect what I put out and the album is going to make history. Has there been as much anticipation for another debut album as there is for your album right now? What do you think? I want to know your opinion. Recently, I would say no. The only other highly-anticipated album in my opinion is Saigon’s. Make sure you put that in the interview. If I say that, people are going to take it for granted. You’re at HipHopGame and you’re interviewing different MC’s every day. You saying it means more than me saying it. Is the album overdue? Don’t blame me for the politics of the game. The only thing I did was play ball. I said, “You know what? However they want to do it, whatever obstacles they’re putting in my way, I’m going to overcome them. I’m not going around them.”
