It's like a paradox. For one side, being popularized rap got better and the other side of it got worse. It's very pop and it's very different now. When you make it as pop and as soft as it is, it lacks its integrity. It lacks its accountability. It lacks a lot of other things that came from that dangerous time in hip hop.
Ice TAnybody who has anybody in the armed forces, I don't care how well-trained they are, there's nothing safe about it.
Ice THalf the rhymes you write, you're saying that you're better than the other MC. That's how we keep the craft sharp.
Ice TI'm a far cry from politically correct, because I don't really care what the political views are. I don't care what the people say. I'll say my opinion. That will always make you controversial.
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