Most Things That Are Politically

We Weren't Raised Muslim - We Were Born Muslim. I Didn't Go To A Muslim School, But It Was Just The Theme Song. It Was Ambient.

My Father Had Been In The Military And He Was A Weapons Specialist, So He Had An Affinity For Weapons But Also For The Discipline Of It. He Taught Us How To Shoot When We Were Young. He Opened Up Karate Schools In The Worst Parts Of The City, On Purpose, And Then He Would Systematically Clean Out A Three-block Radius, All Of The Gang-bangers And Drug Dealers And Everybody Of Nefarious Character.

I Can't Play Any Instrument For The Life Of Me, But I Know What I Want To Hear.

It Definitely Wasn't Like, 'hey, I'm Going To Steal That, And Nobody's Going To Know.' The Original 't.r.o.y.' Came Out In 1992, And It Was Like A 20th Anniversary Kind Of Thing. All Of Those Intentions Were There For It To Be Resurrecting A Classic For A New Generation. I Tried To Honor It.

You Know, My Goal, Once I Leave The Music Business, Is Like, 'man, Lupe Didn't Lead Us Astray.' It Comes Directly From Islam: Leading People Astray Is The Worst Thing You Could Do. Especially In Perpetuity; Like, Your Music Continues To Go On And Live Without You. That Risk Is Too Great For Me; I'm Gonna Keep It Positive.