From the moment streaming became the primary way people consume music, there’s been questions about how artists are compensated. This is an especially sticky issue for veteran artists who’ve just made their catalogs available.

During a recent interview with Wale Ogunleye, Head of Sports & Entertainment at UBS—which is available on Hot 97’s YouTube channel—Clifford “Method Man” Smith explained why he’s not happy about the way streaming royalties work. The WuTang Clan member feels that it took the industry “too long to adjust to streaming.”

And for this rap legend, streaming definitely hasn’t delivered new revenue.

Meth went on to explain why he’s a little wary of AI, singling out Drake’s “Taylor Made Freestyle,” featuring AI versions of Tupac and Snoop Dogg.

“I’m still trying to figure out AI but I have seen some things that have made me raise an eyebrow — the Drake diss with the Tupac and Snoop, the fake Kendrick. It’s a lot to it,” the “Power Book II: Ghost” star said.

The actor/rapper explained that he feels things are particularly rough for artists in his generation, as he’s still waiting to get money from streaming.

“I think it goes way deeper than that, especially when it comes to IPs [intellectual property] for artists that came from my era,” he said. “Because honestly I’ve never gotten a streaming check for any of my music.”

Though Smith has questions about these new creative avenues, he is interested to see if someone can make them work artistically, without it coming off cringey.

“Like I said, I’m still trying to figure it all out because there may be someone who can make a perfect mix of the two where — I’m not saying to accept it, but at least make art out of it, and that’s what I’m always for, the creative part,” he said.

It is unconscionable that someone as influential as Method Man is not being properly compensated for his artistic brilliance. While we’re definitely not smart enough to unravel all the legalities between streaming platforms, record companies and artists, if you’re the one creating the art, you shouldn’t be getting the smallest piece of the pie, or no pie at all.