"The biggest thing that I've noticed is that it used to be on a singular track, but now the train is going in different directions," he says. "When I started, hip-hop had an enormous relationship with the street and street culture, and with the dark side of the street as well. Now I see, as it evolves, it's getting more social, more fun — even more fun than it's ever been."
Speaking about the current hip-hop landscape, he says, "The good part is everything goes, but the bad part is everything shouldn't go." He's referring to any part of the industry that's "associated with the dark side," like gang or gun violence. "I'm always happy when I can allow people to represent themselves outside of the negative side," he says.
