In a new interview with BBC Radio 1 to promote his book The Way I Am, Eminem takes listeners through a retrospective of his career and speaks about his late friend Proof, shying away from the spotlight, voting for Barack Obama, his love for T.I.’s Paper Trail, and working closely with Dr. Dre on his new album (“I’ve been kind of giving him the driver’s seat”).

Eminem will release his sixth studio LP Relapse later this year.