The Responsibility Of An Artist Is To

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.

With Prisoner Of Conscience, The Focus Was - I've Worked With Madlib, High Tech, Kanye West, J Dilla. I Feel Like I've Worked With Some Of The Greatest Of All Time. That's Been Overlooked. That's Been Overshadowed By The Weight Of The Lyrics.

Woman Are Complex Creatures.

The Materialism, The Brashness, The Misogyny - Everything In Hip-hop Is Amplified. Misogyny Is A Good Example Of Something That Is Completely Amplified In Hip-hop. I Do Think There Is More Than Enough Of A Balance, Though, For Fans Who Are Willing To Search It Out.

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.