In an interview with Power 105.1's The Breakfast Club, Atlanta rapper B.o.B rolled through to discuss his is new "Underground Luxury" album. Along the way the conversation switched gears and the emcee asked about his take on artists' reaction to the media, most notably the way Kanye West and Wale handled their respective situation.

"Sometimes as an artist, you feel that sense of... passion," he says. "That artistic passion. But you still got to be patient. You got to know, are you making art to make art? Or are you making art for recognition? And for me, I don't really worry too much about my reputation, but just my character. Because that's where the music comes from. Your music don't come from your reputation. I made music when nobody knew who I was."

Wale recently lashed out against Complex about the exclusion of his album from its year-end list and Kanye West went off on Sway about the fashion industry.

Check out the full interview with The Breakfast Club in the video above.

Source: HipHopDX