Jane Fader: You have a music video about going to the bathroom, which I find to be rather subversive.
Paypa: Ughhhh!
Fayda: Could you tell us how you got to the point in your
life where you needed to write a song about that magic moment that happens
during a “bathroom break?”
Paypa: Well I didn’t exactly make a song about going to the
bathroom. For the record, the song is called “Bathroom Break,” and it’s an
interlude on my mix tape. I shot the whole video on the toilet, but I’m not
talking about the toilet at all. On the toilet—that’s where everybody goes and
thinks.
Fayda: Oh I get it. You’re taking a proverbial bathroom
break.
Paypa: Yeah.
[watch the official "Bathroom Break" video at the end of the interview]
Fayda: ...Hold on--is this guy on stage right now sampling Prince’s “Adore?”
Paypa: Shout out to Fiend!
Fayda: So anyway, is Smoker’s Club your first big tour?
Paypa: Yes, this is my first major US tour.
Fayda: And you just played Quebec? How were you guys
received in Quebec? Is there a big hip hop scene in Quebec?
Paypa: Well, some people on my team had some legal issues so
we couldn’t get through the boarder. They were like, “nahhh, y’all can’t come
through here!”
Fayda: Aww. Well I really like your Henny shirt.
Paypa: Thank you. What do you like about it?
Fayda: I like when people remake logos and personalize them.
Paypa: Thank you.
Fayda: Who’s your favorite rapper?
Paypa: I don’t have one favorite rapper. I’m a big fan of
hip hop. But Jay Z, Andre 3000…
Fayda: I forgot about him!
Paypa: …Scarface, Kanye West…
Fayda: When was the last time you cried?
Paypa: Six months ago when my daughter was born.
Fayda: Do you like hamburgers better or chicken nuggets?
Paypa: Chicken nuggets.
Fayda: Coke or Pepsi?
Paypa: Coke.
Fayda: Hard tacos or soft tacos?
Paypa: I don’t really have a preference on tacos.
Fayda: I think that’s a perfect way to rap it up.
Paypa: I think it’s good too.
Fayda: Thank you very much for this interview.
"Bathroom Break"