Vanessa, 21

What were you just listening to?
I was listening to Jay-Z, "Venus vs. Mars."

Listen: Jay-Z, "Venus vs. Mars"

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Do you like Watch the Throne?
Actually...

Let it out.
To an extent, to an extent. Honestly, I don't like Jay-Z too much. That just came on shuffle. I only bought that album because of Kanye. I adore Kanye. I sort of wish Jay-Z weren't on the album at all. If I could skip through all his parts, I would.

Any particular Kanye you like?
I actually like earlier Kanye, like College Dropout Kanye. He's still cool now, but he doesn't have the oomph that he used to. He's trying to calm it down a little bit so he doesn't get as much hate. But I liked Kanye back when he was talking about how Bush didn't care about everybody. He was just real. Real, real, real. And now he's just Kanye.

When do you think he started changing? Was it the Taylor Swift debacle?
I think it was definitely the Taylor Swift debacle, because everybody wanted to murder him. I think he could have gone about it a different way, but I feel like that was when he got all the backlash. I feel kind of bad for him.

Do you think "Single Ladies" should have won?
Honestly, I do. I adore Taylor Swift, don't get me wrong, but "Single Ladies" was the ultimate song for that year and the year after. Then again, Beyonce does sort of win everything, so I guess Taylor Swift deserved a chance, but I don't think she should have won it.

What band would you be a groupie for?
The Weeknd. I adore The Weeknd. It's like this crazy ear climax every time I hear [breathily] The Weeknd. I want to go to Canada so bad just to see The Weeknd. Amazing. Ah-mazing.

Listen: The Weeknd, "Loft Music"

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If you had to pick a favorite Weeknd song … ?
"High for This." 

Hands down?
Hands down. It actually makes me think about getting high just to hear the song, but we won't go there. [laughs] I guess because that was one of the first songs I heard from him, it's always been my favorite.