Yelawolf interview: 'I represent the people who are the core of America'

Alabama rapper Yelawolf is one of hip-hop's most vital voices, telling tales of backwoods darkness and hard lives rather than boasting and blingSome years before Yelawolf, the self-styled "gutter motherfucker from an Alabama creek", was signed by Eminem, he wanted to be a professional skateboarder. A few injuries too many – to collarbone, ankles, wrists and more – prompted a switch to music. It's not proving much safer: the night before our interview, he climbs the 20ft-high stage rigging i...

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