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De La Soul x Hard Knock TV - Paid Dues Interview Pt. 2

Lenny Kravitz, Grace Jones, Lauryn Hill, Lion Babe, Thundercat, SZA & More Rock The Afropunk Festival 2015 in Brooklyn, NY.

Hard Knock TV drops the second installment of their recent interview with De La Soul. The group talks shop with Nick Huff Barili backstage at the Paid Dues Festival in San Bernardino, California. The conversation touches on solo ventures, new music and the difficult landscape of the industry for emerging artists at this point in the history of hip-hop. They express their desire to see artists - themselves and their peers - evolve to a point where they can experience the kind of timelessness and universal respect that older musicians in other genres are able to enjoy. The guys also talk new MCs including Kendrick Lamar, Joey Bada$$ and others. Check the footage below to see what the group had to say.