'Ye is definitely getting smarter about the way he speaks to the media. He's come a long way since the eloquently stated "Bush doesn't like black people"
Anyone sense a little dig at 50?
"My biggest inspiration and biggest competition is Justin Timberlake," the 29-year-old rapper tells XXL magazine in its October issue, on newsstands Sept. 11. "He's the only other person that gets an across-the-board response and respect level -- black radio, white radio."
"If Justin hadn't come out and killed the game, I can't say that my album, singles and videos would be on the same level that they're on," he says. "We push each other. I look at me and Justin like Prince and Michael Jackson in their day."
[via: Fox News]
