Tyga speaks on the Rick Ross' controversial lyrics,
as well as similar protests from Harvard organizations towards his own
music.
Tyga's
Hotel California dropped today, after letting go of several leaks over the last week, including "
Don't Hate The Playa" and "
Hit Em Up".
The YM rapper stopped by LA leakers as part of his promotional tour,
where he spoke of the influence of rap, Rick Ross' lyrics controversy,
and the Harvard protests around his scheduled performance at the
university.
“We all got friends that's been in
jail, or that's done stuff, that's sold drugs or whatever” said Tyga,
explaining that “sometimes, you gotta be the voice
for them people.” He spoke of how it's been this way for a long time,
indicating “that's what rap is”, and pointing towards Tupac, who was
known to tell stories that weren't necessarily true to him, but what his
people needed to hear. Pac would talk about having kids, and
his baby mama getting on his nerves," said T-Raww, adding, "He was the
voice."
The Young Money rapper then spoke of the influence of hip
hop, a possible reason why lyrics often cauyse such controversy. "Hip
hop/rap is the most influential
culture over any genre of music. I don't care what you say. Everyone
wants to be a rapper. Everybody wants to dress like us, to talk like
us, and have that freedom like we have. But at the same time it's
like the most negative culture."
On Ross' verse on the Rocko song
"U.O.E.N.O.", Tyga felt the situation was blown out of proportion. "It's
freedom of speech," he said, "I mean it
wasn't even his record." The rapper expressed that those criticizing
Ross probably don't actually know all that much about him. "I mean
activists, and all those
righteous groups. That's what they do, they probably don't even
listen to Ross's music. I know they don't know who Rocko is." he said,
concluding that "they're just finding anything they can."
T-Raww then spoke of the recent petition that attempted to ban him
from performing at Harvard university. "There's a group on campus that
are
protesting to not have me perform because of my lyrics." he said, "they
say I promote sexism and rape
culture."The rapper argued that while those that oppose his music have
the right to do so, he's also entitled to speaking freely. "At the end
of the day, people have the
right to have opinions. I have the right to have an opinion, and I
have the right to say what i want on my music. If you don't like it
don't click on it,
don't download it."
Tyga concluded that his music is just a reaction to a range of experiences. "I can admit i make negative music, but
I also make positive music, because that's what's thrown at me with
life. It's your goods and your evils."
A number of protests and petitions
have spawned over the past weeks thanks to a lyric from Ross on Rocko’s
“U.O.E.N.O.” On the controversial song Ross raps, "Put molly all in her
champagne, she ain't even know it / I took her home and enjoy that, she
ain't even know it."
