I remember hearing that song when I was in prison. I can't stand that song, but it's beautiful. Now I have some songs that can be a part of a whole other generation of lives.
Now you gained your own independence and you need a different soundtrack to the life that you're living right now. So for me to be a part of that is a dope thing. There are some songs that transcend, though. I still love to listen to it. But see now, you got to think about So what would be your relationship to that record? What do you remember about the timing of when you were 10? How old are you now? I was in 5th grade. A lot of people who come up to me are late 20s, early 30s, and they be like, "Yo, bro, I grew up listening to you.
There are kids in Atlanta growing up now who never really had T. It's not the same obviously, but you can be a different voice for them than the earlier generation.
I think that that's dope to even be here, to be sought after or looked at for guidance and perspective. I like to be that person that people look to for counseling. It reminds me of the role and the position that my father played in his life. I always saw people coming to him, asking him for meetings. The title of the new album alludes to you as a returning legend. Do you ever feel like you lost your status as one of the greatest to do it out of Atlanta?
No, I don't think I lost my status. I think the realization of that has faded some as time goes on. And like you said, the generation of people who understand that about me, they still understand that, they have full awareness of it. But they done got mature enough to not be running around talking about it.
So the word don't travel. The people who tweeting and Tik Toking and doing all that shit, those are the ones who have to have that understanding, who have to gain that understanding for it to move around and travel for real.
That awareness can't be had without examples being set. So the examples that I set, at least the ones that are the most prominent and the most visible, happened a while ago. Everything has to be renewed. Even though I have that legendary status, I have that past tense legendary status for the things that I did in the street and in music.
But for a present-day understanding, there has to be a present-day example being set. That's why I feel like this project is so important. What is it you see in these younger artists from Atlanta that makes you so excited to work with them? Man, more than anything, I see individuality. With Thug, to know him personally and then see his persona, that shit is wild.
There are always three versions of ourselves. There's how we see ourselves, how the world sees us, and who we really are. So for Thug, I know him as who he really is. And then I know how the world sees him. I ain't never asked him how he sees himself. But I think how he really is and how the world sees him, those motherfuckers are astronomically different [laughs]. Even when people are extra critical of him over whatever decisions he makes, he ignores them and that comes from knowing who you are.
You got to have a strong sense of self to operate this way. Lil Baby, from what I've seen of him, he's just super silent. He's a man of his word. In working with people, you have some folks who will hide behind their manager. But he didn't, not with me. So that garners an elevated level of respect from me, because that's how I am, that's how I move.
If I tell you I'm going to do something, I'm going to do it. He just a real, super-solid cat, man, and don't keep up no bullshit, ain't fixing to sit around and do a bunch of hating and talking. None of these guys do that. You can tell they were all raised under old-school principles. There are so many stars on the new album. Are you trying to flex your muscles and show that you can still get all these people to work with you?
No, no, no. I just wanted to make dope shit. Now, there was some conscious effort into making sure that I work with the producers and the motherfuckers who running the game today. I have a relationship with all of the people on this record. I was never told to call the label or anything like that. I don't have the patience for that. So if I couldn't get you on the phone and I couldn't talk to you about when we could get it done and how we need to get it done, it didn't get done.
There's a chemistry that comes with that. People tell me I'm too accessible. I know it's an anomaly and I know it could come as a shock and a surprise when you ain't used to interacting with people at a certain level in the industry.
There's always a point at which rappers have been doing it for so long that they start losing a little heat on their fast ball.
Do you still think you're at the peak of your power? It might take me a little longer to get the verse done. I might have to put a little more thought to it, but I think it's because I'm being more considerate about the things that I'm saying.
Sometimes I can elevate the consciousness or the perspective of whatever point I'm making and be more poignant. I've been in studios with real lyrical juggernauts, Eminem and Andre , and they take forever.
Man, Eminem wrote a verse for maybe three days straight, I think. By Aron A. Travis Scott's connection to Grand Hustle is still strong.
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