"Can't Hold Us" rapper Macklemore stopped by Hot 97 to chat with Angie Martinez and Peter Rosenburg about a slew of topics.
Macklemore's ode to same sex marriage "Same Love" also went platinum today adding to the Seattle native's list of accomplishments. Here are some quick excerpts from the Hot 97 interview:
On homophobia in hip-hop:
“That’s my community [hip-hop], that’s who I see to be oppressing gay people. The f-word and saying “that’s gay” are still rampant. Homophobia is still rampant in the hip-hop community and it just gets the co-sign.”
On hip-hop’s progress:
“It’s getting better. The last year has gotten a lot better, but for so long, it was just an issue that nobody touched on.”
On being a white rapper:
“You’re immediately going to get placed in the box, you’re immediately going to be corny. That’s the first place that you go. I do it too. I, for the most part, don’t like white rappers either. I think that most white rappers are corny.”
On his R. Kelly diss on “Thrift Shop”:
“I never thought R. Kelly would hear that song ever. R. Kelly to me is the G.O.A.T. of R&B. I wrote that line in 2008 when that line was actually relevant. [If I meet him], I’m gonna be like, ‘Man, I’m so sorry. I was still using drugs. I was high.’ He’s a genius.”Check out the interview below: