On Los Angeles rapper ScHoolboy Q’s newly-released album, Oxymoron, gang history is one of a number of topics the TDE emcee touches on. Although Q has openly addressed his gang past, during an interview on the Juan Epstein podcast, he revealed that discussing that particular part of his life can be embarrassing at times.
In addition to shunning his gang past, ScHoolboy Q detailed joining a set in his neighborhood on accident at the age of 12.
“Like I said, I tell people this story all the time,” he said. “When I joined the set it was an accident. Like my homie said he was about to do it. I’m like ‘I’mma go too. Let’s go.’ You go to the block where all the homies be at or the homies could be on your block. You know what I’m saying? Y’all have a conversation. You get put on or whatever it is. You know what I mean? The homie went to the park. I followed him…You have to grow up in the set, for one. For two, you have to know at least more than one person. You know what I’m saying? You gotta be kicking it with him—y’all went to school together or something. He know your mama or auntie or something. And three, shit, you can’t be no mark. You gotta have a little heart…Some people fold under pressure and some people don’t.”
According to the West Coast wordsmith, his involvement in a gang not only took him away from his daughter, but also made him unable to support his now four-year-old daughter for two years.
“It’s not something I’m into no more,” ScHoolboy Q said. “It’s embarrassing for me to even really be talking about it like in detail. From me going to what I was to now like I look at it as like retarded. Why would I go and do all that type of stuff. You know what I mean? Take time away from my daughter and not being able to support her. [I] went two years before I could support my daughter. She was born for two years; I didn’t have like a dime on me.”
Today’s (February 25) release of Q’s Oxymoron album comes nearly a year and a half after fellow Black Hippy member Kendrick Lamar released his Grammy-nominated LP, good kid, m.A.A.d city. In a past interview, ScHoolboy Q did reveal that those at TDE can be “real competitive” and while speaking with Peter Rosenberg and Cipha Sounds, Q explained that he did study Kendrick’s album in order to perfect Oxymoron.
The rapper was also critical of artists who release a number of records and mixtapes in a short period of time rather than focusing on one project.
“That album [good kid, m.A.A.d city] is incredible. It came out 2012,” he said. “People act like it came out two months ago. You get what I’m saying? Like that’s a strong album. I had to step back and really understand do I want my album to be hot like the rest of these niggas for four months? Like these rap niggas that’s why they gotta keep dropping mixtape after mixtape, album—like what type of nigga drop five records in one month. Like how you drop five records in one month?”
Oxymoron serves as a follow up to ScHoolboy Q’s 2012 album, Habits & Contradictions. Q’s newly-released album received a 3.5 rating from HipHopDX and is described as boasting “a familiar mix of dark, introspective rhymes peppered with some youthful irreverence over top-notch production.”
The LP includes guest appearances from Jay Rock, SZA, Raekwon, Kendrick Lamar, and a handful of other artists.
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You a internet troll faggot. Go kill yoself. I hate weak ass niggas like you that do gay ass shit like that
he talking about game
I swear if I see another ScHoolboy Q article…
That’s how DX plays he game take whatever is supposedly “hot” & run that shit right into the ground, sad pat s ‘s usually not good music as is the case here
I’m sayin…
This nigga is weak as fuck. I dont know why errbody dickridin. I downloaded his album to see all the hype n it wasnt shit. He sounds like a fruit honestly
The Pharrell beat sucked ass and so did the SZA feature. Wasn’t as great as i thought it would be but it didn’t suck either.
BEING IN A GANG MADE HIM UNABLE TO BE THERE FOR HIS DAUGHTER? YOU ARE FUCKING STUPID!
WHATS YOUR EXCUSE FOR NOT BEING THERE FOR YOUR OWN PROJECT…………WHICH SUCKED ASS! FAT OBESE INFECTED ASS!
hes sub- diss Vado
The way he describes the ‘initiation’ into his gang sound like some lil boy schoolyard version of Cosa Nostra
If he isn’t proud of his past in gangs why does he make that a key part of his music?
LOL exactly.” Look I been in jail, buy my album”! Fake ass industry niggettes
lol HipHopDX is givin Schoolboy Q the Kendrick Lamar treatment
Kendrick Lamar protege http://www.sharebeast.com/5uthr5xegv7e
I just want my music heard thats all, im not looking for no record deal, getting famous ‘r anything like that.! so please just spare a few sec. to check me out, & if you like what you heard please SUBSCRIBE so ill know you actually listen & support
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X dropped 2 plat albums in 98 and no-one was complaining.
Production on this album was trash. These new age niggas dont know how to mix or make beats.They dont know what drums sound good or nuthin
Hmm. Depends. Some of these new rappers like to release music constantly to keep their fans happy. But then again that can lead to oversaturation. Also, it depends on the quality of the projects. It they just release bullshit after bullshit mixtape, it defeats the purpose, imo.
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gangster shit still grow up Qboy
hey everybody im a gangster look at me
its 2014 gangster rap is dead
Gangster shit is not going down fuck boy,old school shit will always run in my blood .Pink is for the Honeys fags.
bad move TDE on this crap of a album
you got 2chainz, but no fif or e40? cmon Que…Shit knocs tho.. no where near as good as K.dot but it goes. Fuc L.A and Hell of a night is my shit!!!!
Gotta constantly release mixtapes because of all these ADHD niggas. Most of the shit is repeat and reuse.
People tend to zone out, they don’t know shit bout SBQs way of thinking or growing into his life he has. Respect what he puts out and if you dont feel it leave it at that. He wins by havin so many haters.
#OXYMORON
He only wins if he goes gold or platinum!
HAHAHAHHAHA @ how he says he joined a gang. u jus gotta say u cool n kno somebody n u good? sounds fake 2 me. U gotta do some REAL dirt 2 get in a gang. he makes it sound so easy haha fraud
He’s mad because he isn’t creative enough to do 5 mix-tapes per month lol.
It’s better to make one quality project once a year than put out 5 shitty mixtapes that no one will listen to a month later.
It seems like this fool wasn’t really a banger lol