More than four years removed from the release of his latest album, 2019's Crash Talk, ScHoolboy Q isn't shying away from sharing why he doesn't feel obligated to drop new material every year.
During a recent appearance on the Back on Figg podcast, the TDE rapper explained why he doesn't drop a full-length project each year, saying he's never treated the rap game like it's a sport.
“We never looked at the industry as a sport. I feel like people look at this shit as a sport. We never looked at it as a sport. This is our life, like me talking about our situations, like y’know, the shit we done been through, homies we done lost to the system or to the streets,” Q shared. “Like me talkin’ about my mama trauma from her own brothers is like … you can’t compare that to somebody that won a[n] NBA championship.”
He continued: “When it comes to music, I don’t look at it as like, ‘Oh, you have to drop every year.’ I’m like, no, your favorite rapper has to drop every year because he needs chilli. I do what I want because I move off peace, I move off my experiences.”
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Q's comments come just days after he teased the potential arrival of new music in 2023, as he responded to a fan on Instagram with, "WatcH How I come tHis year."
Watch SchoolBoy Q's full interview on the Back on Figg podcast below.
