Sermon caught up with XV after a show in Seattle recently and chopped it up with the Kansas rhyme-kicker about the concept behind his well-received new mixtape, Popular Culture, including the very engaging cover art for the project. Vizzy also discusses his falling out with frequent collaborator Seven, gives his thoughts about The Avengers movie, almost having B.o.B. on his mixtape and some details on his upcoming Awesome EP. You can skip to more topics covered in the interview by following the list below.
– Nate Santos (@MidtownNate)
Talks Seattle show (0:10)
Discusses Popular Culture Concept (0:30)
Explains inspiration behind the cover (1:27)
How “The Kick” was created (3:16)
If he’d want an Inception sequel (4:45)
His thoughts on The Avengers movie (5:47)
What movie he’d want made if he could pick anything (6:54)
His comic book titled Squarians (7:54)
How “Wonkavator” came about + reveals B.O.B.was supposed to be on it (8:20)
Explains falling out with Seven & if they’ll ever work together again (9:44)
Talks how he came up with the Awesome EP title (11:13)
If he’s frustrated that this is his first retail release under Warner Bros. (12:50)
