Bobbi Althoff has become a controversial figure in the hip-hop world after interviewing the likes of Drake, Lil Yachty, and Tyga, with her Drake interview arguably the most notable.
Legendary music journalist, writer, and Rap Radar founder Elliott Wilson criticized Drake's interview with Althoff, calling it "comedy shenanigans with outsiders to our culture." Wilson later revealed that he and Drake talked things out, but now Jemele Hill is chiming in with her thoughts on Althoff's latest interview with Offset.
Hill reposted a clip of Offset's interview with Althoff that was making the rounds on social media on Tuesday (September 26), writing, "I don’t find these types of interviews particularly enjoyable or interesting. Instead it just sadly points out how real hip-hop journalism has been practically erased."
Jemele added, "Some of the media teams behind these artists aren’t interested in them sitting down with credible people who know how to tell stories and do quality interviews. Then they wonder why an artist’s real story goes untold, neglected or that artist is misunderstood."
When a Twitter user told Hill that Offset decided to sit down with Althoff due to her exposure, she responded, "Offset could sit down with anybody and people will be watching. He doesn’t need to lean on someone else’s popularity." She added, "You can do a good, interesting and creative interview without resorting to this."
