Banksy Interviews Run the Jewels About Kanye West, Theme Parks, Crying Over YouTube Videos

Banksy: "The clip of your speech at Ferguson after the verdict made me cry. When did you last cry watching YouTube?" (46,929)

On September 4, Run the Jewels will perform at Banksy's pop-up "bemusement park" Dismaland in Weston-super-Mare, England. In anticipation of that performance, The Guardian facilitated a conversation between Banksy, El-P, and Killer Mike.


Banksy asked them if they agreed that Kanye West was the greatest rock star in the world. El-P concurred, but Mike argued that Rihanna is "the new Tupac (in feminist form)". They also talked about amusement parks, and Mike asserted that his "dream" is to play Six Flags Over Georgia someday.

During the conversation, Banksy revealed that he cried when he watched Killer Mike's speech following the Ferguson grand jury decision on YouTube. He then asked them if they'd ever cried while watching a YouTube video. (They have.)

They also talked about their favorite artists and whether they'd like to be remembered as a "great artist or a nice person". "I believe being honourable lasts longer than rapping good," said Mike.