You’ve never met a person like will.i.am. He’s a rapper, a producer, a futurist, an autodidact, and generally one of the most fascinating humans on the planet. And this longform interview with Kweli—a close personal friend—is the definitive conversation with the globally renowned multi-hyphenate.

Do you love rap? Dance? Techno? Humanity itself? Then you want to hear more from will.i.am. Seriously. And in this riveting conversation, he’s raw, funny, unguarded, and—as always—deeply inquisitive!