In an interview for the ROCK THE BELLS series, The Recollect, acclaimed musician Gary Clark Jr. broke down his affinity for Southern Hip-Hop, his favorite Tupac verse, and shared who made the cut for his favorite rapper of all time.

The Grammy Award-winning guitarist said that he especially digs Scarface, and would love to collaborate with him. "I really respect Scarface," he said. "He's a badass guitar player too. I think that we could do something really special."

Clark, who hails from Austin, Texas, and recently faced off against Houston rap vet Paul Wall for Red Bull's SoundClash, talked about especially appreciating Southern acts whose music is based in gospel and blues sounds. He says his favorite rapper of all time is Andre 3000, and he appreciates the way Organized Noize, UGK, Face, and others approached music.

"I love the fact that certain hip hop artists incorporate live music in their records," he told ROCK THE BELLS. "You know, I think it adds another texture. People like Scarface, and UGK...Organized Noize, Dungeon Family — there are a lot of organs, stacking live drums, and guitars. I showed my dad, we were on a trip, he was like, 'I don't know about this rap stuff.' And I showed him that stuff in particular, knowing there's this bridge, this connection of roots music, in their music. If you take away the beats, and you take away the raps, it sounds like blues, it sounds like gospel — it's got those elements in it. And so when I played my dad [the music] he was like, 'I get it now.' You know? I mean, that's why I make the music."

Check out the full interview above.