"Everyone who makes music is a good collaborator at their foundation because in order to make music, you have to connect to it in a way that other people can’t. Other things can get in the way, whether it’s the boxes that people put themselves in, or the feelings they might have towards a person. But those things don’t get in the way for me. To me, there shouldn’t be any lines. All these ways we classify things as R&B and hip-hop and rock... It’s bullshit. It’s all music. If you put yourself in that box, then you won’t be able to hear that it’s all music at its soul. When people say stuff like, “Oh, that’s soft rock. I don’t listen to that,” I find that elitist. It’s music-racist..."
I must admit, Jay is starting the new decade off the right way, with the Blueprint 3 Tour scheduled to take flight in just a few weeks everything is going Hovito's Way.. yet again. Check the rest of the interview after the jump.
Interview by Elvis Mitchell
Photography by Craig Mcdeanvia Interview Magazine.
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