AVC: Is that part of the reason you went to Def Jam?
GK: Yeah.
AVC: Have you been happy with Def Jam so far?
GK: Yeah.
AVC: What attracted you to the character of Iron Man?
GK: I was Tony Starks [sic.] first, and then Tony Starks and the Iron Man is the same dude, so that, I guess, that could be the other side of me. That was it.
AVC: Are you into comic books?
GK: No. I just had this shirt and it was a Tony Starks shirt, and when I put it on… that was it. It just felt like, "This is what it is now."
AVC: You're one of the few rappers who have their own talking doll. How did that come about?
GK: I don't know. Some people in California just wanted to do a doll. We agreed to do it, I told them how I wanted it, with the gold on and the robes and everything, and we made a commitment and both agreed, and the action-figure doll should be coming out soon.
AVC: What does the Ghostface Killah doll say?
GK: I can't even remember. It was saying a few things from a lot of old records. I can't really remember word for word what it was saying.
AVC: You've been touring with M-1 from Dead Prez, who's very political. Has that influenced you at all?
GK: No. I'm just me, man. You know what I mean? What Dead Prez is saying, I already know, and I'm for the cause. If you hear more from him than me, that's just what it is, but at the same time, I understand everything the brothers are saying, and I'm for the same cause that they stand for.
AVC: A lot of rappers are acting these days. Would you like to do some acting?
GK: Pretty soon, if God allows me to. Then I'll be good.
AVC: What do you think is the biggest problem with hip-hop today?
GK: A lack of originality, that's it. Everybody's coming out the same.
AVC: Do you think that's changing? Is there anyone coming along right now that you're excited about?
GK: No, fuck hip-hop. I ain't feeling that shit right now. I don't even listen to hip-hop. I just do this shit because I gotta feed my family.
AVC: What do you listen to?
GK: I listen to shit. I listen to old music, man.
AVC: Like soul music?
GK: Yeah, soul music.
AVC: Who are some of your favorite soul artists?
GK: [No answer.]
AVC: You were one of the first Wu-Tang Clan members to work with a producer other than RZA. How did that come about?
GK: Nothing, man. You gotta do what you gotta do. RZA don't gotta be making my beats all day. You gotta fuck around, spread your wings. RZA got fuckin' too many artists to put out on his own. I ain't gotta use him every time I make an album and shit. Yo, any good beats will do. There are mad people out there with good beats. That's like saying that you gotta fuck the same bitch all day. There's mad bitches outside, mad pussy out there, that's better than the pussy that you got. C'mon!
AVC: So variety is the spice of life?
GK: Yeah.
AVC: What's your writing process like?
GK: It ain't nothin', give me some good music, give me some peace of mind, somewhere it's quiet and decent, and that's it. I'm ready to write.
AVC: You just need some concentration?
GK: Yeah, and a clean place or whatever. That's it.
AVC: Why do you think the public responded to Wu-Tang Clan the way it did?
GK: We were just different. When we came in the game, we were different. Niggas never heard us before. So anything that's new that you never heard before, a lot of the times it gives the people a new vibe, a new rhythm, like all this South shit coming in right now. They love it 'cause they've never heard it before. That's all it is.
AVC: What was your life like before Wu-Tang Clan?
GK: I don't know. I was just like any other street nigga. I was robbing niggas, knocking niggas out, shooting niggas. That's how it was before Wu-Tang Clan. I'll do it again if I got to.
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