Tyler, the Creator Interviews Nas For XXL

In the upcoming November issue of XXL, Tyler, the Creator sits down for an interview with East Coast rap god, Nas. Now it doesn’t take a genius to realize that Tyler isn’t exactly Barbara Walters, meaning that this interview could potentially go horribly awry. Nevertheless, the prospect of these two hip-hop heavyweights chatting with one another is intriguing to say the least.

Below you can read an excerpt of the interview, courtesy MissInfo.TV:

 "Tyler: Your daughter’s name is Destiny, right?

Nas: Yeah.

Tyler: How old is she now?

Nas: 17.

Tyler: That’s sick. I remember the song you dedicated to her off Street’s Disciple, the second disc.

Nas: Yeah.

Tyler: I love that beat. That song’s legit.

Nas: Aw, thanks, man. It’s crazy, because when she was young, she was a baby, I thought, Aw, man, I’m gonna quit this rap shit before she becomes old enough to even know what I’m doing, what I did for a living. I never thought that I’d be still doing it while she’s a teen, growing up. And I’m still in the game. It kind of fucks me up.

Tyler: It’s kind of weird, huh?

Nas: It’s weird as fuck sometimes. But then, other times, it’s, like, perfect. It’s, like, I’m glad it worked out this way. ’Cause then I would have to be telling her, “No, I really was a somebody in rap. Like, you got to believe me!”

Tyler: She’d be like, “What the fuck you talking about, nigga? I’m about to go to the mall.”

Nas: Exactly, exactly, dude. That shit is amazing.

Excerpt 1:

Do you like cheese?

I love cheese.

Cheddar or Swiss?

Swiss. Cheddar for the most of my life. Today, it’s Swiss.

Sick. That’s cool. I love fuckin’ cheddar. That’s my shit.

Why? Why did you ask?

I don’t know. I just want to know. I don’t know. What do you do, like, in your spare time? Do you play Xbox or anything?

No, I’ve actually spent a lot of time being lonely as fuck, you know? It’s, like…you just do nothing."