Jidenna is on the rise with his feature on Janelle Monae‘s single ‘Yoga’ and even more so with his club and radio smash ‘Classic Man’. Following his appearance and performance on the BET Awards main stage off the strength of his first single alone, Jidenna sat down with Vlad TV to dish on a number of issues.

The rapper defended his choice of fashions which some say is not “Hip Hop”, he also responded to the accusations that he is gay, and defended his mentor Janelle and her style as well. Get into it all below.