We usually don’t see much of Eminem, but when we do, it’s for exciting reasons. This time around, the Hip Hop staple is gearing up for the release of his ninth studio album. A milestone for any artist, the hype for new Eminem material is at an all-time high from fans. Not being heavy on promo this time around, we’re treated with Eminem gracing the cover of Interview Magazine.

If a new cover story wasn’t already exciting, the rapper’s interview was conducted by long-time friend, Elton John. A candid conversation that covered a wide spread of topics, some highlights included his honest thoughts on Donald Trump.

EMINEM: It was about having the right to stand up to oppression. I mean, that’s exactly what the people in the military and the people who have given their lives for this country have fought for—for everybody to have a voice and to protest injustices and speak out against shit that’s wrong. We’re not trying to disrespect the military, we’re not trying to disrespect the flag, we’re not trying to disrespect our country. But shit is going on that we want to make you aware of. We have a president who does not care about everybody in our country; he is not the president for all of us, he is the president for some of us. He knows what he’s doing.

JOHN: Everything that he does is deliberate.

EMINEM: As long as he’s got his base, he does not give a fuck about anybody else in America. But guess what? There’s more of us than there are of them. I still feel like America is the greatest country to live in. This is my opinion. But we have issues that we need to work on and we need to do better.

He also speaks about the best advice he’s ever received and name drops some fellow big names when mentioning the music he’s loving at the moment.

JOHN: What’s the best piece of advice you ever got, and who was it from?

EMINEM: I would have to say Dre again. Actually, he gave me a couple of pieces of advice. When I first got signed to Aftermath, we had many discussions about how I wanted to bring in my group D12 and put them on right away. Dre said, “You’ve gotta build your house before you can let your friends come in,” and it made so much sense to me. In hindsight, waiting was probably better because eventually we got Shady Records and were able to sign them to it. He also used to say, “It can be in bad taste as long as it don’t taste bad.”

JOHN: Who do you think is doing great stuff at the moment?

EMINEM: J. Cole. Travis Scott. Kendrick is great. My friend Royce da 5’9″ is incredible. Joyner Lucas is really good. Tech N9ne, too.

Revealing in his music and interviews, we continue to learn so much about who Em is a person. For those interested in the entire piece, you can read it all and check out his cover spread, here.