ScHoolboy Q finally released CrasH Talk on Friday (April 26), the follow-up to 2016’s Blank Face LP.
The project hit an unexpected snag when Q’s close friend and collaborator Mac Miller died of a drug overdose last September. The TDE signee wasn’t in the headspace to work on the album at the time.
But now, Q is back and doing interviews again. During a recent conversation with Vulture, he admitted he doesn’t understand why social media hates on him whenever he releases a single. He’s quick to point out though, some of the singles have since gone 4x-platinum. He tries not to focus on what people expect of him.
“No. I mean, if you’re gonna play ball, play ball,” he said. “Don’t play around with it. Fuck these little internet dweebs. Every single I drop, don’t nobody like it. ‘Collard Greens,’ they hated it […] ‘Man of the Year,’ everybody hates it.
“‘Studio’ … We ain’t gonna talk about ‘Studio.’ I remember them saying I flopped with ‘That Part,’ and that shit went quadruple-platinum.”
Q also debunked the myth he paid for the Kanye West verse on “That Part” from the Blank Face LP, another rumor spawned by the internet.
“Oh yeah. ‘Kanye wasted a verse,'” Q recalled. “They were saying I paid Kanye. Bro, I never paid nobody for a verse in my life. It’s like little nerd dweebs […] They hate every single I drop.
“I don’t get it. Whatever, the shit always crack. Every fucking single I drop goes platinum. I’m just trying to figure it out. What do you niggas really hate? Stop listening to it if you hate it.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Q opened up about some of his regrets with Blank Face.
“That’s my biggest regret with Blank Face — besides a couple songs, I just made the whole album pretty dark,” he said. “I regret that so much. Why did I do that? It was dope-ass shit. It was a great album […] It didn’t do as well as [Oxymoron] either, because [Blank Face] was a one-listen album.”
CrasH Talk features 14 tracks with guest spots from Travis Scott, YG, Kid Cudi, 21 Savage, 6LACK, Ty Dolla $ign and Lil Baby.
Check it out here.
We’ll they aren’t wrong. You sold out and lost your sound. You sound like everyone else. The reason everyone liked your music was because you were unique and kept that West coast sound.
Okay. But crash talk really does suck lol.
Yea man I haven’t given it a fair shake but I was pretty unimpressed
There’s a few dope trash like Tales, Dangerous, CrasH, & Attention. But other than that, it’s dull. Listenable but I’m not looking for background music from Q
I meant tracks not trash tho …
If you knew better, you’d do better
Q sounds like Q to me. It’s not that bad, but I think he should’ve stayed away from trap rap features. It doesn’t help his argument. Put Ghostface Killah on the Lil Baby record, put Nas on the Travis Scott record, put Jay Electronica on the 21 Savage record….but he won’t because that won’t drive maximum listeners towards the tracks…
Q sounds like trap radio pop rap. Q once sounded like west coast gangster rap. I can’t deny, I’ve been dissapointed with every single TDE release as of late. It’s really sad, because they were something very special. It’s too bad we didn’t get a black hippy album in 2012 or so, because we’ll likely get one in 2020, and it’s gonna be junk. I’m very sad about that man. Black hippy was once reminiscent of Death Row Records… Now it’s more like Young Money.
Q could never get Jay Elect on a song. Jay Z and Nas or even Andre 3000 are the only people I think have the statute to call Jay Elect to jump on a song.
Did u actually take the time to think about what you just wrote?? Nas on chopstix?? U sound dumb af I can tell u don’t have a ear for shit ghostface on the record wit lil baby?? Jay elect on that beat doesn’t even make sense u just took a bunch of 90s mcs and threw dem anywhere as if they will fit on any song oh hey let’s get krs one on thotiana while we’re at it lol stfu
Dude you went pop! It’s not hating but it’s called holding you accountable for the stuff you put out. If you don’t mind whatever people think don’t sell albums, cause fans don’t need to buy it then. Be real tho and look at how yall used to make music. And sure music gotta be progressive but that doesn’t mean u gotta jump on that pop bandwagon….
Why he thinks hes good
Just another mid rapper with stupid jokes
Every last one of u in the comments sound lame af I swear blogs breed some of the lamest muttah fuckas on the planet..alot of yall don’t know shit about artistry yall act like yall the people who decides what’s hip hop when yall ain’t the ones who create or created it in the first place stfu corny af
I’m retarded and my opinion doesn’t count
Lol I really like Blank Face. I like it better than CrasH Talk
Blank Face was dope. I think Anderson .Paak compliments him perfectly to be honest. But to be grabbing the “hot” artist just because is what’s turning core fanbases off. Those albums will sell, but won’t have any longevity to them. That’s why Oxnard from Anderson didn’t sit well with a lot of people, and was immediately followed up.
the only thing trash talk is missing is frank ocean and ed sheeran on it, that would make it a orange unicorn floating across the sky in all its flamboyant glory lol
album for ten years old kids
Fuck people and their fickle likes and dislikes. You’re entitled to your opinion but its as weightless as your limited palette for music. Why people always think music need to be made just for them? Expressing your opinion when you can barely put together a proper sentence to support your argument. There is always bias in hiphop music when an underground mindset is present, as if underground music, or anything that isn’t popular is better than what’s popular. That’s not fact, for the record, that’s opinion. Everything grows, its destined to change.
fucc u and ur mindset cuz
Yes because pop really doesn’t mean you got a limited palette for music. Same type of poppy beats and bullshit but uhu really innovative music man. Why don’t you support your argument then because after reading all of that all I see is your opinion? Sure don’t make it for the people and don’t sell it online and in the stores either. But you forgot that music pays bills too and u need to sell that shit, so how can you be selfish and be like oh I don’t give a f I’ll just put out what the f I want?
Nobody said that underground music is doing better than mainstream, but the fact remains that the majority of people don’t even listen to mainstream.
Let’s check out Hussle’s victory Lap for example. A solid album and nice fucking beats. Innovative and creative as well. Oh how about Big K.R.I.T.’s 4eva is a mighty long time? Progressive and a bangin’ album. Take a look at the direction mainstream hip hop is going, compare it to pop music and tell me you don’t see the resemblance?
And fuck that bullshit about fickle dislikes cause nobody makes music for themselves when they sell shit.
The underground hip hop is always better than popular bullshit. Hip hop started in the streets without the radio . The junk on the radio is not hip hop. In my opinion, it is called reality rap. They do not have rhyme skills and are more famous for their comments on social media than dope records. This is the Kardashian syndrome. No talent and always crying out for attention like lil kids. Once the radio is tired of lil this or lil that their careers are over. Nobody listens to so called hot rappers that aren’t hot anyone.
Apparently you can’t state your opinion cause my shit just got deleted…
I have not been impressed with his music. To me he’s just not interesting
If it’s not already obvious the guy just wants to make as much money as possible while he is still relatively relevant. I don’t blame him, he has a child and family to think about it. Will I buy the album? No but I might stream a few songs a couple of times before moving on to the next thing. e.g 2 Chainz album, I already forgot half the songs I “liked” on it.
Damn,,, i was hoping for some legit bars… all i got was him just yelling “chopstix” over and over again. If your first verse is just “chopstix x5″… you’ve already lost my attention
Looks like your not a fan of Chinese cuisine ( chopstix )
Every schoolboy q album is perfect..setbacks,habits and contradictions,oxymoron,blankface,and crashtalk! Blackface would be my favorite. He thinks it’s dark but that album went together like a puzzle and if one song was gone it would be incomplete. I also wanna say everyone of his albums are start to finish listens. I met schoolboy and thanked him for musical gifts to the world☆
ITS YOUR CHOICE TO READ IT BRUH. NOT EVERYONE’S GONNA LIKE YOU. TAKE THE GOOD WITH THE HAD IF YOU’RE GONNA WASTE YOUR TIME ON SOCIAL MEDIA. I FOR ONE THINK HES PRETTY WACK BUT HE’S GOT A LANE THAT HE SATISFIES FOR THE MOST PART.
Why you shouting bro? ??
Q pretty much sucks. Weakest on TDE. Music is derivative in every way.
Social media is cancer. Get an intern to tweet
Every single platinum??? In streams not actual sales!!!
Nah son. The problem is this album is straight ass. And this is coming from a fan of your previous work. Crash Talk by far is the worst album of your career Q. Get back to that Blank Face and Oxymoron Q. This aint it
Listen to setbacks and tell me this shit sounds like the same artist. Then Habits. Nah. The album’s trash and you went pop. Surprised lil boo boo and lil pump weren’t on here. Time to retire
I rather do a crossword puzzle than fuck wit social media i deleted my instagram facebook and twitter dat shit wack
And yet, here you are. Commenting on a media page. The Irony.
This is not the same a SOCIAL media dumbass ? you can be on a website not related to social media except for the comment section.
That comment was hella dumb Blankman ?
Worst album of the year so far