In the first month of the new year, one of the biggest stories came from clips from a Yasiin Bey interview. The artist formerly known as Mos Def made a rare media appearance on The Cutting Room Floor podcast. While there, in footage published last week, the Brooklyn, New York native and Black Star co-founder was asked about his thoughts on Drake. “Is Drake Hip-Hop,” host Omondi asked.

With a sigh and a pause, Yasiin reacted, “Why are you doing this to me?” in his non-speaking voice. The video clip circulated by The Cutting Room Floor features several cuts, while the full video episode lives behind a paywall. In the Instagram clip posted on their account, Yasiin then replied, “Drake is pop to me, in the sense like, if I was in Target in Houston and I heard a Drake song… it feels like a lot of his music is compatible with shopping.”

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