In an interview with Crazy Hood, Terminator X of hip-hop royalty, Public Enemy spoke on his reasons for retiring from the rap game. Along the way, he revealed his feelings about today’s music. Check it out after the jump.
I’m the interview, X describe his family’s ostrich farm and how it had nothing to do with his retirement.
“I left the music business because I was fed up with the greed and cutthroat environment that it is—this includes Public Enemy. That is not an environment I choose to be in. My family started an ostrich farm, which I participated in, but it is not the reason I left the music business.”
Along with many, the Terminator believes that the quality of hip-hop has began to deteriorate.
“I think the subject matter of modern Rap is, for the most part, the worst it’s ever been. Most of what I hear out there is either sex, violence, or drugs. I would be happy if they would simply find anything else to rap about. That would be a good start.”
While discussing a difference between then and now, X made sure to touch on the importance of DJ’s to the culture.
“The original Hip Hop music was done out of love of Hip Hop music and culture. Rap music today is a product of the music business which decides what it thinks is sellable and marketable. The DJ was one of the most important elements of Hip-Hop. Now, DJs in Rap music are almost irrelevant. The DJ has gone the way of the R&B band. In my opinion, the original Hip Hop music has been altered forever. Times change. Culture develops and changes. Such is life. Music will carry on and change always as everything else does. I hope the DJ and scratching will return to Rap music.”
