I Don't Feel Comfortable Making Empty Music.

The Thing Is, Allies Is People Who Are Friends, People You Can Rely On In The Struggle. You're Not Always Going To Agree With Your Allies. For Instance, Stevie Wonder I Feel Like Is My Ally When It Comes To This Florida Situation, But I Don't Agree With His Strategy. That Doesn't Mean He Isn't An Ally.

People Consider Black Star A Great Album, And I Think It's A Classic Album. But The Fact Is, Both Me And Mos Def Have Made Better Albums Since Black Star.

So I Just Had To Step Up How I Was Doing It And The Moment That I Stepped Up And The Moment I Focused All My Energy On That Is When Things Started To Happen. So There's A Direct Relationship Between My Inspiration And My Output.

Fortunately, Artists Can Live Off Their Works, If You're Creative At How You Do It. If You Just Depend On The Videos And The Radio, You're At A Loss.

I See That Happening With Hip Hop Purists Now. Where You Have An Artist Like A Kendrick [lamar] Or A Drake, Who Are Really Trying Different Things Emotionally, Different Things Musically, And On A Mainstream Level. And You Have Underground Hip Hop Fans Dissing It, For The Simple Fact That It's Mainstream - Not Because What They're Doing Is Whack, Or What They're Doing Is Not Sincere.