People Consider Black Star A Great Album,

Artists Look At The Environment, And The Best Artists Correctly Diagnose The Problem. I'm Not Saying Artists Can't Be Leaders, But That's Not The Job Of Art, To Lead. Bob Marley, Nina Simone, Harry Belafonte - There Are Artists All Through History Who Have Become Leaders, But That Was Already In Them, Nothing To Do With Their Art.

When I Look At The Arc Of My Career, My Focus Is On Lyricism, Right? I Own That.

I Look At The Deejay Thing As Something - I'm Good At It Because I Have My Own Music. I Have Enough Rhythm To Blend At This Point.

No One Likes To Be Treated Like People In Minority Communities. What It's Saying Is That Because You're Poor, Because You Live In A Neighborhood That Deals With Oppressed Conditions, You Deserve To Be Treated Like A Criminal. In Our Constitution It Says You Have The Right To Live Without Illegal Search And Seizure.

Do The Math: You Never Settle For Less Than The Whole If You Knew The Half.