For Me, I Never Wore My Religion

You Would Never Know If You Could Ever Be, If You Never Try, You Would Never See.

I Know What Tablas Sound Like, Because My Father Played A Lot Of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan.

I Don't Mind Payin' For The Police And For Streets And Sanitation, Or Road Work, Bridges, Trains, Food Subsidies And Welfare. But I Don't Wanna Pay For Bombs To Fight Proxy Wars In The Middle Of Nowhere Against Enemies In The Night.

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.

True Terrorism, You Know, Weaponized Fear. In Defense Of Ourselves, We're Fighting - Actively Fighting Something Else. But If You're Going To Fight Terrorism, To Me, You Fight The Root Causes Of Terrorism.