Skip The Religion And Politics,

I Think All Those Artists Are Artists Who Are Appreciated Because You Believe Their Words And You Appreciate Their Honesty In Their Music. If You Don't Appreciate The Honesty In The Music, The Beat Can Be Fly As Hell But You'll Never Give An Emcee Props.

You Know, There's A Lot Of Activism That Doesn't Deal With Empowerment, And You Have To Empower Yourself In Order To Be Relevant To Any Type Of Struggle.

I Don’t Think That Early Hip Hop Stood Out To Be A Social Critique. A Lot Of Fans Of Mine Think That Hip Hop’s Ultimate Responsibility Is To Critique Social Structures.

My Musical Influence Is Really From My Father. He Was A Dj In College. My Parents Met At New York University. So He Listened To, You Know, Motown, And He Listened To Bob Dylan. He Listened To Grateful Dead And Rolling Stones, But He Also Listened To Reggae Music. And He Collected Vinyl.

My Kids Are The Most Inspiring Thing That Pushes Me. It Used To Be Because They Were Born, And I Had To Take Care Of Them. Now It's Because My Son Raps, And He's Better Than Me. So Now I Gotta Keep Up With Him, You Know What I'm Saying?