During an interview with VLAD TV, Brooklyn-native Talib Kweli reflects on Kanye West’s early career starting off as a producer. He explains how nobody was really hyped about hearing Yeezy rap at the time. Kweli even explains how people in the industry “just wanted Kanye’s beats without having to hear him rap.” Even Kanye’s beloved Roc-a-fella had no interest in hearing Mr. West spit some rhymes. Hit the jump to check out the full interview.

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