Jack White: "I love hip-hop"

Jack White has said that he feels he has more in common with Jay-Z than most of his rock peers.

The White Stripes frontman praised the 'Young Forever' rapper during an interview with Rolling Stone, affirming that the pair are a lot alike.

He revealed: "I feel like I'm a lot more to do with Jay-Z than I do with The Black Keys. And I don't know what that is, it's just a feeling.

"I love hip-hop if it's done with a sense of the blues, even if the person who is creating it isn't thinking that at all. I think Jay-Z is just incredible. The Black Album is one of the best albums of the decade."

White went on to endorse the hip-hop star's way with words, saying: "I think that what he's saying in his lyrics is honest. His ideas about metaphor are really reflective about what struggle is. He has a lot more room to work than I do. He can get away with a lot more than I can. And I'm envious of that because he can stretch into metaphors that I would love to do."

He added: "You can get away with a lot of interesting stuff in hip-hop and he's really good at it."

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