Machine Gun Kelly Speaks on Whether He's Abandoning Hip Hop

Machine Gun Kelly has a lot going and not a lot of it is Hip Hop.

His new album, the soon-to-be-number-one hit Tickets To My Downfall, is more punk than rap.  The 30-year old also has a burgeoning acting career.

Does this mean Hip Hop is a thing of the past for MGK?

He said no during an interview with HipHopDX.

No, I am not leaving [Hip Hop] yet," MGK explained. "I’m not leaving here — I mean, André 3000 said it my favorite way, is that ‘Hip Hop is a young man’s game,’ So essentially when I don’t have, or when I’ve stopped living a certain way, or if I don’t have the right vigor to deliver my lyrics with then I’ll stop. But I mean, I’m a fresh 30 and I’m still fully out here. So I don’t think that Hip Hop is going to stop for me at all."

Do you think Kelly used Hip Hop?