Audio: Kanye Interview w/ DJ Semtex

Here’s Semtex’s interview with Yeezy for 1Xtra.
Says Sem:
Amongst other stuff, Kanye West talks about….
*Finding the perfect woman.
*The G.O.O.D. music artists set to blow in 09′; Kid Cudi, Mr Hudson, Consequence, Big Sean, etc.
*Working with Young Jeezy.
*Working with Lil’ Wayne.
*Working with R Kelly.
*Why he really changed ‘Love Lockdown’.This is swagger on a hundred thousand trillion!!
And here’s a choice Kanye quote:
“I don’t even listen to rap. My apartment is too nice to listen to rap in. I have to be in a way more grimey environment to turn any rap music on” - Kanye West
Audio: Kanye Interview w/ DJ Semtex
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November 22nd, 2008 at 5:17 am
Damn, y’all are going hard early in the morn. Respect. Mr. Hudson & The Library are definitely gonna make waves next year. I got a small feature on them.
November 22nd, 2008 at 5:26 am
Late pause.
November 22nd, 2008 at 5:26 am
Kid Kudi is cool.
As for semtex, is it me, or does dude have no neck and a fucked back? He looks like a hunch back or some shit.
November 22nd, 2008 at 5:26 am
“I don’t even listen to rap. My apartment is too nice to listen to rap in. I have to be in a way more grimey environment to turn any rap music on” - Kanye West
^ ^
I can understand.
November 22nd, 2008 at 5:28 am
Dude looks like he’s got a midget in his shirt.
November 22nd, 2008 at 6:01 am
Is dude on the left cripple
He look like he’s leaning on a kane or somthing
November 22nd, 2008 at 6:29 am
“I don’t even listen to rap. My apartment is too nice to listen to rap in. I have to be in a way more grimey environment to turn any rap music on” - Kanye West
Get the fuck out of here
November 22nd, 2008 at 6:48 am
nigga said ron jeremy hahahahaha
November 22nd, 2008 at 7:13 am
only reason im wake is cuz ol girl is makin me breakfast in bed.
and then it’s breakfest and…..
*spite
November 22nd, 2008 at 8:07 am
listening to this interview… i got even more respect for the 808 project.
good stuff.
November 22nd, 2008 at 8:17 am
This album is gonna be a classic… I start feeling it…
Kanye is the “Hip Hop savior”
November 22nd, 2008 at 9:19 am
Wow @ Dj Drama shouting out K-Swift on the dedication 3
R.I.P K-Swift
We Global now!!!!!!!!
November 22nd, 2008 at 9:24 am
can’t say im feelin the album. but its always nice to hear how fuckin enthusiastic kanye is about his music… I’d like o hear some of those rappers over the tracks he mentioned…. “Sounds like something clipse would rap on….50 cent would rap over that, straight rza shit……….dude always thinkin about the music
November 22nd, 2008 at 9:29 am
As for semtex, is it me, or does dude have no neck and a fucked back? He looks like a hunch back or some shit.
^^^
word. you can tell he’s spent serious time over the decks and Westwood? Fuck, bloke looks like he dying…. vampire shit. The UK DJ’s are some crook lookin dudes…. respect tho, pioneers on they side of the pond.
November 22nd, 2008 at 9:29 am
http://www.tinyurl.com/5zjy79
^^^
Snippets of Ron Artest’s interview with King Magazine.
LMAO y SMFH
November 22nd, 2008 at 9:34 am
“Maybe my underwears wasn’t washed. Maybe my moms couldn’t wash my underwears, so I’m already pissed for the whole day.”
^^^
*plays in traffic*
November 22nd, 2008 at 9:34 am
I had a dream my man was still alive
before I gave him 5
I open up my eyes
I’m still here, but it feel like i’m dead inside
I ask the lord why? Every night
No replies
I know i’m made in ya image
but the trigger on the D.E’s got no religion - Wayne
November 22nd, 2008 at 10:24 am
wowwwwwwwwww at that artest excerpt from King magazine lol funny stuff i don’t think he was trying to be intentional with it but regardless
November 22nd, 2008 at 10:37 am
this will definitely get a listen.
i’ve seen the homie kanye’s apartment in print mags and online. . . . i wouldn’t wanna play no damn jigaboo jams in that bitch either!
gotta play some old billy paul while drinkin a banana cognac!
November 22nd, 2008 at 11:18 am
Drinking water before you go to sleep while wasted is the difference between feeling like King of the World when you wake up, or feeling like fried up shit. Happy to report, I feel like the former.
I don’t know about 808’s man…
November 22nd, 2008 at 11:23 am
“I don’t even listen to rap. My apartment is too nice to listen to rap in. I have to be in a way more grimey environment to turn any rap music on” - Kanye West
Get the fuck out of here.
November 22nd, 2008 at 11:24 am
Lol at b-ease. Yo I got a crucial hangover right now. My head is pounding hard
November 22nd, 2008 at 11:28 am
Big Homie Says:
November 22nd, 2008 at 11:24 am
Lol at b-ease. Yo I got a crucial hangover right now. My head is pounding hard
^^^
Only thing worse is working on a Saturday with a hangover. God, I’m fucking stupid. Do like overtime pay though.
November 22nd, 2008 at 11:29 am
@ Ease
i took 2 motrin before i went to sleep and i woke up ready to be jogging….lol
November 22nd, 2008 at 11:29 am
*takes nap under desk a la George Constanza*
November 22nd, 2008 at 11:29 am
My head is pounding hard
^^^
Come one BH its to early to be talking like this
November 22nd, 2008 at 11:32 am
Yea I use to do that with my part time job. I’d got to sleep and have my coworkers do all the work. Can’t do it now. I need the sleeping in and what not. Normally I drink water and take aspirin soon as I get home, but last night I was fucked up and passed out. Woke up today with a hangover.
I got this nice footage of shorty with a phat ass on the cam that I spotted at the carryout last night after the club. Ill post that soon. She had on these tight spandex too.
November 22nd, 2008 at 11:37 am
big homie… why has your blog been suspended?
November 22nd, 2008 at 11:40 am
Aw shit Homie, her ass was so phat that they shut down your site?
November 22nd, 2008 at 11:41 am
Only thing worse is working on a Saturday with a hangover.
^^
Co-sign.
November 22nd, 2008 at 11:42 am
*re-walk in*
November 22nd, 2008 at 11:52 am
What up niggas dont got any history papers for sale, whats good?
November 22nd, 2008 at 12:09 pm
It’s a dedication!!!!!!!!!
fire up the doomship!!!!!!
November 22nd, 2008 at 12:15 pm
big homie… why has your blog been suspended?
^ Whoa..I have no idea..too drunk to worry about it now lol
November 22nd, 2008 at 12:17 pm
Semtex has one arm. Thats why. I bet u Nahgerians feel bad now! When he djays he does a trick for most of his set where he scratches with his nose. Its cool.
November 22nd, 2008 at 12:20 pm
Your tender headed
November 22nd, 2008 at 12:24 pm
Santana bandana
November 22nd, 2008 at 12:41 pm
Watching Ohio St. vs. Michigan and getting paid>>>>sitting at a bar and paying to watch it
November 22nd, 2008 at 12:46 pm
LMAO @ Michigan’s punter being named Zoltan Mesko. Shit sounds straight outta Super Mario Bros.
November 22nd, 2008 at 12:55 pm
semtex looks like a hunchback
November 22nd, 2008 at 12:59 pm
LF: There is nothing in DMX’s catalogue remotely close to Camron’s S.D.E. album.This album is a listen all the way through classic.
And I think Cam is garbage at the moment.Has been for a few years.
November 22nd, 2008 at 1:02 pm
Google this income
November 22nd, 2008 at 1:07 pm
straight up listen to this interview before you judge 808s. you have to know what Kanye is trying to do with his music before you just compare it with other music in the genre.
November 22nd, 2008 at 1:09 pm
wow, kanye, you’re a faggot.
you don’t listen to rap unless you’re in a “grimey area” jesus christ killllll yourself. most underhanded racist comment EVER. rap and hip hop are about a lot of shit, not just the slums.
STUPID MOTHERFUCKER KANYE. dumb as bricks. thinks he’s so “cool”.
all those artists he’s bringing up? guarantee everyone of them flops on their face. GUARANTEE they are all trash.
November 22nd, 2008 at 1:15 pm
http://www.zshare.net/audio/517070757633d835/
Evidence feat Phonte Blu and Will I. Am …this shit bangs
November 22nd, 2008 at 1:16 pm
^^ JBBBB Who pee pee’d in your cheerios mate?
November 22nd, 2008 at 1:16 pm
^^ Kid Cudi is the only one with any potential for success really. Can actually make whole songs with concepts rather than just spit sixteens. Is in the whole hipster rap area though…
In other news has anyone listened to the new Q-Tip?
Shit is fiyaaaaaaah!
November 22nd, 2008 at 1:17 pm
Jersey*made*me Says:
November 22nd, 2008 at 12:59 pm
LF: There is nothing in DMX’s catalogue remotely close to Camron’s S.D.E. album.This album is a listen all the way through classic.
And I think Cam is garbage at the moment.Has been for a few years.
——————————————————————————-
SDE by far cams best album but it doesnt hold a candle to anything cam ever did.
Hows it going down > cams catalogue
November 22nd, 2008 at 1:19 pm
jBBBB Says:
November 22nd, 2008 at 1:09 pm
wow, kanye, you’re a faggot.
you don’t listen to rap unless you’re in a “grimey area” jesus christ killllll yourself. most underhanded racist comment EVER. rap and hip hop are about a lot of shit, not just the slums.
STUPID MOTHERFUCKER KANYE. dumb as bricks. thinks he’s so “cool”.
all those artists he’s bringing up? guarantee everyone of them flops on their face. GUARANTEE they are all trash.
————————————————————————————-
The man is a hiphop producer, do you honestly believe that…
You got issues
November 22nd, 2008 at 1:20 pm
A tribe called quest Says:
November 22nd, 2008 at 1:17 pm
Jersey*made*me Says:
November 22nd, 2008 at 12:59 pm
LF: There is nothing in DMX’s catalogue remotely close to Camron’s S.D.E. album.This album is a listen all the way through classic.
And I think Cam is garbage at the moment.Has been for a few years.
——————————————————————————-
SDE by far cams best album but it doesnt hold a candle to anything cam ever did.
Hows it going down > cams catalogue
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Are you saying this with a straight face?
November 22nd, 2008 at 1:23 pm
Jersey*made*me Says:
November 22nd, 2008 at 1:20 pm
A tribe called quest Says:
November 22nd, 2008 at 1:17 pm
Jersey*made*me Says:
November 22nd, 2008 at 12:59 pm
LF: There is nothing in DMX’s catalogue remotely close to Camron’s S.D.E. album.This album is a listen all the way through classic.
And I think Cam is garbage at the moment.Has been for a few years.
——————————————————————————-
SDE by far cams best album but it doesnt hold a candle to anything cam ever did.
Hows it going down > cams catalogue
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Are you saying this with a straight face?
———————————————————————————-
oops he doesnt hold a candle to anything DMX ever did****
yes nigga when was cam ever better then X, that era belonged to X. Its dark and hell is hot is a classic, SDE is a decent album
FTW
November 22nd, 2008 at 1:25 pm
straight up listen to this interview before you judge 808s. you have to know what Kanye is trying to do with his music before you just compare it with other music in the genre.
———-
smh. I person shouldnt need a synopsis. all a person needs are ears. the cd is wick wick wack
November 22nd, 2008 at 1:32 pm
Santana
November 22nd, 2008 at 1:34 pm
A tribe called quest Says:
November 22nd, 2008 at 1:23 pm
Jersey*made*me Says:
November 22nd, 2008 at 1:20 pm
A tribe called quest Says:
November 22nd, 2008 at 1:17 pm
Jersey*made*me Says:
November 22nd, 2008 at 12:59 pm
LF: There is nothing in DMX’s catalogue remotely close to Camron’s S.D.E. album.This album is a listen all the way through classic.
And I think Cam is garbage at the moment.Has been for a few years.
——————————————————————————-
SDE by far cams best album but it doesnt hold a candle to anything cam ever did.
Hows it going down > cams catalogue
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Are you saying this with a straight face?
———————————————————————————-
oops he doesnt hold a candle to anything DMX ever did****
yes nigga when was cam ever better then X, that era belonged to X. Its dark and hell is hot is a classic, SDE is a decent album
FTW
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
I respect niggas opinions but that Cam album was underrated and slept on due to some bad marketing and promotion.Everybody I know that got put on to that album knocked that shit for weeks but it was by word of mouth.X had a nice run but that nigga IMO didn’t drop a project that could go song for song with S.D.E.
F you
That’s me
Do it again
Come kill me
What i gotta live for
Violence
Losin’ weight
Double up
S.D.E.
Where i’m from
Why no
My hood
Crazy,crazy album,pull this album out and knock it today.X joint might be weed plate status.
November 22nd, 2008 at 1:44 pm
I’m investing in stock for cheap then ima buy a maybach in five years and park it in front of kennedy chick.
Maybe not the last part that’s the type of shit rappers do
November 22nd, 2008 at 1:55 pm
Evidence feat Phonte Blu and Will I. Am …this shit bangs
^u got no idea how much this joint has been played by me
November 22nd, 2008 at 1:56 pm
>> u got no idea how much this joint has been played by me
word
November 22nd, 2008 at 2:02 pm
Yo Nation you heard anything about Strong Arm Steady Gang Mentality Mixtape dropping??? the past two tracks that Leaked have stayed on my most recently played playlist on the pizzle!!! I swear Sixteen feat Paul Wall is beyond the hardest shit I have heard, Kyhill’s Send a Nigga Home beat is the hardest beat I have heard this year, My GAWD!!!!!!
Krondon > ____________
November 22nd, 2008 at 2:11 pm
So WTF this nigga be listening to at the spot(nhjic)? Billy Ocean or some shit?
November 22nd, 2008 at 2:14 pm
Shouts to myself for beating the wicked hangover I had this morning….honorable mention to the Ohio State Buckeyes for beating them fuck ass Wolverines.
November 22nd, 2008 at 2:25 pm
Love this album. Some people just cant accept creativity out of there hip-hop box there stuck in…….oh well
November 22nd, 2008 at 5:23 pm
“I don’t even listen to rap. My apartment is too nice to listen to rap in. I have to be in a way more grimey environment to turn any rap music on” - Kanye West
^ ^
Fuck Kanye and anyone who co-signs this statement. If he feels too good to listen to rap the WTF does he make of everyone else who supported his music when it was still deemed as rap. This album is trash, want some musical “integrity” and “creativity”? Go cop Foreign Exchange, Erykah Badu or Sa-Ra not this shit excuse for music. Quit dick-riding and call it 4 wht it is
November 22nd, 2008 at 6:00 pm
kanye west is the most unoriginal, uninspired rapper, or should i say biter…no wait..worst singer on the planet? (dude bites wayne, jay, who else?)
hip hop savior? hardly. the guys an idiot. hes blinded by his giant (undeserved) ego.
he doesn’t listen to rap music because his house is too nice? give me a fucking break. the dude’s ignant. thinking your too good for the community that made you…thats groundbreaking.
oh, i forgot his mom died and he got dumped..that sure warrants a shitty album.
not.
November 22nd, 2008 at 8:16 pm
A tribe called quest says…
“the man is a hip hop producer did you honestly think…”
okay, so that means he can make dumbass comments all he wants right? hes a hip hop PRODUCER talking shit about HIP HOP and rap. awesome. thats fuckin smart. YOU GOTTA BE IN THE GHETTO TO BANG BIGGIE! fuck that, rappers make LOTS of cash off suburb boys, trust me.
and consequence? that’s this losers protege?! ick. somebody get memphis bleek on the phone. we need a better bootleg than CONSEQUENCE yikes.
yeah, okay, I win.
November 22nd, 2008 at 8:18 pm
also, sports drugs entertainment was GREAT but also, cam’s stuff with “children of the corn” was crazy dope as well. right after purple haze came out…cam started drinking gay juice or some shit. his raps went down the toilet fast. listen to his latest trash for evidence.
DMX and cam are on a few great joints together, but their styles are totally different. it’s apples and oranges.
November 24th, 2008 at 12:58 am
He said he dont listen to it in his apartment….good cooodddd people chill
November 24th, 2008 at 10:39 pm
[...] EDIT: ok. it’s disappointing that he doesn’t choose to rap anymore (nor does he listen to rap). i will say though that my initial presumptions were wrong. the album is a little too artsy for me, but does do its job. 808’s & heartbreak sounds more for the bourgeois, flat-owning, next-level-cultured folk. in that interview i linked, he does make some sense as to where he’s coming from. although i probably would bump blackstar until my neighbors file a complaint, he can do whatever the fuck he wants. he’s pretty damn cocky, but hey; he can do whatever he wants. [...]