Since this ghostwriting topic became a big deal in hip hop when Meek Mill went at Drake for using ghostwriters, a lot of people have given their opinion on it, and it is very funny to note that more than 90% of actual musicians don't have a problem with it. For real! And BJ The Chicago Kid is one of the latest musicians to voice his opinion on the issue, and he too doesn't have a problem with it. He let this be known during his interview on Power 105.1's The Breakfast Club show last week.
In case you don't know him, he is a singer from Chicago (obviously) who has worked with a lot of 'A list' rappers like Dr. Dre, ScHoolboy Q, Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West and a host of other rappers. He also writes for other musicians, so it was only right that the people at The Breakfast Club show would ask him what he felt about ghostwriting in Hip Hop.
Below is what BJ The Chicago said when he was asked by Charlamagne what he feels about ghostwriting...
"I'ma tell you men! In music, everybody got other people in the studio to help creatively. I'm not gonna say any names but if y'all know who I work with, some of them...all of them had people there to actually help them make a great song. It's about how you look at it. It's not...you not here to say...'i wrote this only by myself.' Some of the songs Marvin Gaye didn't write by himself. Y'all tripping out here men! Music is a collective effort to make...something that could be part of your freaking soundtrack for like men!" (The Breakfast Club Show Interview)
Charlamagne then asked him if ghostwriting doesn't make him lose respect for a rapper at all, and he said...
"No! For what? For what? Because if you had...if you had a dope four bars and he had a dope four bars, and y'all came together and made the best 8 bars, who am I mad at? Why am I mad at either one of y'all?" (The Breakfast Club Show Interview)
Hmm! What do you feel about his opinion?
Watch the full interview below.
In case you don't know him, he is a singer from Chicago (obviously) who has worked with a lot of 'A list' rappers like Dr. Dre, ScHoolboy Q, Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West and a host of other rappers. He also writes for other musicians, so it was only right that the people at The Breakfast Club show would ask him what he felt about ghostwriting in Hip Hop.
Below is what BJ The Chicago said when he was asked by Charlamagne what he feels about ghostwriting...
"I'ma tell you men! In music, everybody got other people in the studio to help creatively. I'm not gonna say any names but if y'all know who I work with, some of them...all of them had people there to actually help them make a great song. It's about how you look at it. It's not...you not here to say...'i wrote this only by myself.' Some of the songs Marvin Gaye didn't write by himself. Y'all tripping out here men! Music is a collective effort to make...something that could be part of your freaking soundtrack for like men!" (The Breakfast Club Show Interview)
Charlamagne then asked him if ghostwriting doesn't make him lose respect for a rapper at all, and he said...
"No! For what? For what? Because if you had...if you had a dope four bars and he had a dope four bars, and y'all came together and made the best 8 bars, who am I mad at? Why am I mad at either one of y'all?" (The Breakfast Club Show Interview)
Hmm! What do you feel about his opinion?
Watch the full interview below.
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