Ever-since the bubble bust with Drake using a ghostwriter (Quentin Miller) for most of his rap verses, a lot of talk has been going on in the Hip Hop world on how many rappers actually use ghostwriters that the world might not know about. In a recent interview session with The Breakfast Club crew on Hot 97 Radio (in New York), TDE member, Jay Rock was asked by Charlamagne Tha God if any ghostwriting goes on at the TDE camp, and he answered with...
"You talking about some Quentin Miller thing? Nah! I mean, the thing about how we rock, men, we in the studio, it's all about good vibes, men! It's not like (he writes on an imaginary pad) doing this, 'oh, here.' Nah! It's all about vibe...We all pitch in. It's a vibe men! That's the way...That's the way you make good music. And that's the way I feel, the NWA dudes did back in the day. It was like a party. They were up in the muthafucking studio...They had the bitches, they had the drinks, you na mean? They were just vibing, you know, like say this, or flip this word. It's all about working, and making a dope record. It's not about sitting back and niggas writing a whole paragraph for you." (The Breakfast Club Interview)
"You talking about some Quentin Miller thing? Nah! I mean, the thing about how we rock, men, we in the studio, it's all about good vibes, men! It's not like (he writes on an imaginary pad) doing this, 'oh, here.' Nah! It's all about vibe...We all pitch in. It's a vibe men! That's the way...That's the way you make good music. And that's the way I feel, the NWA dudes did back in the day. It was like a party. They were up in the muthafucking studio...They had the bitches, they had the drinks, you na mean? They were just vibing, you know, like say this, or flip this word. It's all about working, and making a dope record. It's not about sitting back and niggas writing a whole paragraph for you." (The Breakfast Club Interview)
I get what he is trying to say. But, really, the more rappers speak on this ghostwriting thing, the more it opens my eyes to the fact that all rappers use some form of assistance or the other...whether it is straight-up hiring a ghostwriter, or borrowing some few lines from fellow rappers in the studio.
Watch the full interview below.
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