First of all, I LOVE the NYT’s headline: BEHIND THE MASK!

We recently got an ear full during Ye’s 2013 Governors Ball performance in New York, but he sat done for an in depth Q&A with New York Times. This makes me happy. This guy is a genius on some many levels and you get to see why, in case you didn’t know before, in this interview. Kanye is set to release his 6th studio album, “Yeezus” on Tuesday, June 18th, where he’ll take us forward with his music style. However, in the interview he takes a look back on his life and career. The interview is extensive with critic Jon Caramanica and it’s one for books! Check out a few excerpts from the Hip-Hop star below! xo @rozOonTheGo

When your debut album, “The College Dropout” came out, the thing that people began to associate with you besides music was: Here’s someone who’s going to argue for his place in history; like, “Why am I not getting five stars?”

I think you got to make your case. Seventh grade, I wanted to be on the basketball team. I didn’t get on the team, so that summer I practiced. I was on the summer league. My team won the championship; I was the point guard. And then when I went for eighth grade, I practiced and I hit every free throw, every layup, and the next day I looked on this chart, and my name wasn’t on it. I asked the coach what’s up, and they were like, “You’re just not on it.” I was like, “But I hit every shot.” The next year — I was on the junior team when I was a freshman, that’s how good I was. But I wasn’t on my eighth-grade team, because some coach — some Grammy, some reviewer, some fashion person, some blah blah blah — they’re all the same as that coach. Where I didn’t feel that I had a position in eighth grade to scream and say, “Because I hit every one of my shots, I deserve to be on this team!” I’m letting it out on everybody who doesn’t want to give me my credit.

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