Puerto Rican rapper Residente sat down with presidential candidate Bernie Sanders for a 12-minute interview about Puerto Rican independence, the island’s immense debt crisIs, the U.S.’ need to improve relations with Latin American countries and good ol’ béisbol.

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The artist-activist, who announced his support for Sanders during his rally in New York earlier this month, conducted the interview in his native Spanish and didn’t hold back on the tough questions, leading the conversation by asking the presidential hopeful if he really felt liberated in a “Land of the Free” that’s burdened with major government surveillance. Sanders, who acknowledged this is an injustice committed by both the government and corporations, didn’t directly answer the question.

Residente moved the discussion to Puerto Rico, inquiring “after being a colony for 120 years, why hasn't the United States granted Puerto Rico independence?"

"From my point of view, it's not my job to determine the political future status of Puerto Rico. That is the right of the Puerto Rican people," the Vermont Senator replied. He added that in order for Puerto Ricans, who are divided on the issue, to make a real decision, they must truly be educated on the matter and given the time to make an informed choice.

The Democratic candidate, who is currently tied with rival Hillary Clinton for the Latino vote, even shared his thoughts on the Caribbean island’s debt crisis.

“Wall Street vultures have got to sit down on the table with the representatives of Puerto Rico and work out a mutually beneficial agreement," Sanders said. "Wall Street cannot get every nickel that it wants when children's lives are at stake."

The conversación wasn’t just about Puerto Rico, however. The two men also chatted about the “Monroe Doctrine” and the United States’ controversial role in Latin American dictatorships. For Sanders, the U.S.’ presumptuous view that it could do whatever it wanted in Latin America is at once absurd, disrespectful and unacceptable. For that, if president, Sanders said he would treat these countries, not as subordinates, but as “partners with the United States for economic and political reasons.”

Like any other discourse with a puertorriqueño, this one ended with baseball. The two men talked about Roberto Clemente, collecting cards as children, the prospect of Cuban ballplayers joining the MLB and, of course, a shout-out from Residente that the “Rookie of the Year” is Boricua Carlos Correa.

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Watch the full interview in the video above.