Much of this Vanity Fair Q&A with rapper Warren G (of Regulate fame) is predictably not safe for little eyes, but we couldn’t go without sharing one of his answers. To a question about different lyrical approaches to wealth in rap, Warren G replies:
I think you should save the money for your kids and grandkids and stuff like that. But it ain’t really a bad thing to party every now and again. If you’re makin’ a lot of money, there ain’t nothin’ wrong with partying and makin’ yourself feel good and enjoying what you worked hard for. I ain’t mad at those artists rappin’ about money. But I also think we gotta teach these kids that money ain’t what it’s all about. You gotta start being a businessman or a businesswoman. Instead of just poppin’ open bottles of Cristal, we should be teaching them about business and stuff like that. I don’t just mean in terms of the hip-hop community. I mean blacks, whites, Latinos, everybody. As a generation, we need to start leading these kids down the right path.
From here, the interview quickly turns into a mind-boggling (and already blogged about) nonsequiter, but it’s nice to hear musicians encouraging fiscal responsibility and entrepreneurship.