RQ: Bobby educating us about hip-hop

[WasteOfLife]

Does anyone have that interview where Bobby teaches us about the hip-hop lifestlye? It's like "when you leave the house without showering, that's hip-hop."

 

It's so killer but I'm not sure how to find it.

 

Thank you!

[jvng]

Interviewer: How did you come up with the name “Bobby�
BOBBY: I really like Bob Marley. Also, there weren’t many kids my age in the States named Bob.

nterviewer: Did you become a YG trainee because you wanted to do hiphop?
BOBBY: I originally just had the vague notion of wanting to do music, not necessarily hip-hop or rap. At the time I didn’t know enough about the hip-hop genre in a professional sense. I gradually ended up writing lyrics, matching rhymes, spitting out raps and recording, listening to my own voice..That kind of stuff became fun.
Interviewer: Did you come to realize the appeal of hip-hop after becoming a trainee?
BOBBY: After coming into the company, I began to see how cool it was by listening to a lot of music and exchanging songs with B.I. B.I taught me a lot about the appeal of hip-hop. Turns out hip-hop is a really awesome thing.
Interviewer: It was probably like that because you had to fight by yourself. What processes did you go through to create your own unique tone or personality as rapper Bobby?
BOBBY: I originally just tried to copy a lot of foreign rappers. In doing so, I took and changed some of the cool elements in order to better suit me.

Interviewer: It kind of seemed like you were too conscious about the title “idol rapper.†If you have the talent, it shouldn’t matter if you’re an idol..It’s not like all underground rappers are talented.
BOBBY: I think I was conscious about it because I’ve gotten so much criticism on the subject.

Interviewer: The freedom for a rapper to freely write lyrics is part of hip-hop. What do you have to say to those that you won’t be able to do that as part of such a large company?
BOBBY: Hm, that is a task I will have to work on in the future. There are things I want to express as a rapper, but since I am under the big picture of YG, I’ll have to consider how I can go about this wisely.

Interviewer: What about it specifically?
BOBBY: Well first, it has a manly charm. Um.. just rawness. There is no embellishment to it.
Interviewer: It’s cool because it is honest, without pretending or trying too hard?
BOBBY: That’s right, that’s right. That’s what I like about it: there is an aura to it even when it’s just there without doing anything. I keep falling deeper into it because of that. Hip-hop isn’t just music; it has a culture. Like when you’re simply hanging out with your friends and high-five each other, that’s hip-hop. For example, waking up in the morning and going to school without showering, that’s hip-hop too.. It’s just raw.

Interviewer: Your life itself is like a song lyric.
BOBBY: Right, that is hip-hop.

[Jcey]

Hahaha...OverMentioned but I Will Never Get Tired of this.

[Yayaya]

Interviewer: What about it specifically?

 

BOBBY: Well first, it has a manly charm. Um.. just rawness. There is no embellishment to it.

 

Interviewer: It’s cool because it is honest, without pretending or trying too hard?

 

BOBBY: That’s right, that’s right. That’s what I like about it: there is an aura to it even when it’s just there without doing anything. I keep falling deeper into it because of that. Hip-hop isn’t just music; it has a culture. Like when you’re simply hanging out with your friends and high-five each other, that’s hip-hop. For example, waking up in the morning and going to school without showering, that’s hip-hop too.. It’s just raw.

 

Just a portion of the interview.

lol.

he's talented and all but this is just embarassing. Good luck to ikon though

[xiaodery]

   

[WasteOfLife]

oh my god, I love it hahahaha. thanks everyone!

[indigo]

this legendary interview.