Chris Rock On Next Movie, Kendrick Lamar & The N-Word

Chris Rock: Some people shine in Top Five. You might want to see a little more of Leslie Jones or Tracy [Morgan], once he gets better. I think Jerry Seinfeld showed us some things we haven’t seen. [laughs]

On if there was anything about the film that he would have done differently:

Chris Rock: Nah, not really. I’m really pleased with Top Five, I gotta tell you. No movie is perfect, but I’m really happy with it. I’m happy about how the movie makes people feel. It’s a comedy, it’s a love story, it’s nostalgic without being a period piece—you know what I mean? If it’s not broke, don’t fix it.

On if he has an upcoming comedy special in the works: 

Chris Rock: I don’t know that a special’s on the way. Put it this way: I gotta figure out dates before I do specials. So, let’s figure that one out first. You might see me at a comedy club this summer.

On who his top five hip hop artists are:

Chris Rock: Oh my god, well I love this Kendrick.

On how he feels about How To Pimp A Butterfly:

Chris Rock: Yeah, I think Kendrick’s really good. Big Sean is surprisingly good [laughs]. I mean, not that I thought he was bad [before], he’s just way better than I thought. What else is out? Jay Electronica is good. Who’s that guy that likes the CoCo?

Musically, what he hopes to see by the end of the year:

Chris Rock:  [I] just hope there’s a good, real hot [album from] Kanye. Desperately waiting for Kanye. And you know Jay [Z] is not gonna just let somebody else have the summer.

On if he’s keeping up with the hit show Empire:

Chris Rock: I watched the first one, and I really liked it, and I’m piling up the other ones till when I go on vacation. I like to watch TV in bulk. I like to have five episodes at one time.

On his thoughts about the SAE frat controversy and the word “n*gga”:

Chris Rock: When I watch it, I’m like, “Wow these people are really young.” And I mean, of course they’re young, they’re in a frat. But you guys are young ’cause you’re so surprised by this. Like, what do you think happens? I’ve seen all of this. I’ve been seeing this type of stuff for a long time. It is what it is. I don’t know what you can do. Honestly, the girls in the video scared me more than the guys. That’s life, and a lack of saying it is not gonna change anything. There was no rap music when King got shot. When was there black music then? When they were lynching black people, there was no rap. It’s kind of a nonsense argument.

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