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Travis Barker Confirms He's Faced Resistance From Rock Fans For Rap Work
By: hiphopdx.comPosted On: 03/16/2011 8:56 A
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Blink 182's drummer says "fuck you" to all the folks doubting his genre-bending, and says nothing's better than talking about "Kid A" with Bun B.
Blink 182's drummer says "fuck you" to all the folks doubting his genre-bending, and says nothing's better than talking about "Kid A" with Bun B.
Today, Travis Barker released his solo debut, Give The Drummer Some on Interscope Records. The Blink 182 member spoke with Complex.com about his career within Hip Hop, after a career built in Punk and Rock & Roll.
"There’s a lot of pieces to me and if some fans don’t like every piece, that’s okay," said Barker, who formed Expensive Taste with Paul Wall and Skinhead Rob in the early '00s. "I got people who were mad when I played the Grammy [Awards] with [Lil] Wayne, Drake, and Eminem. That’s one of the biggest highlights of my life, and they’ll be like, 'Stop playing this Rap shit!'"
Barker continued that he likes to have musical discussions about Rock with Rap artists, using UGK's Bun B as an example. Bun appears on two of Travis' album's songs. "There’s nothing better than hanging out with Bun B and having him tell me he’s been listening to Radiohead like crazy. I’ve always been a confused kid and I’ve never grown up out of that. I listened to all types of music and no one judged me for it, and if they did, I told them to go fuck themselves."
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