To Be Hip-hop Is Much More Than

I Do Count On A Changing Of Tides. All Too Often, What Could Be A Critics' Darling Today Becomes Tomorrow's Target. I Don't Want To Be Too Blasé About It.

Part Of Me Would Just Like To Relax And Have One Job That Pays Me The Amount I Need To Survive. And Another Part Of Me Wants The Creativity That Comes Out Of Struggle And Frustration And Fear. It's A Never-ending Cycle, Which Must Be How I Want It, On Some Level.

I Grew Up In Somewhat Of A War Zone In West Philadelphia In 1985, '86. It Wasn't As Extreme As Someone Coming In The Classroom And Just Unloading On A Class, But I Knew To Take The Scenic Route To Go To The Grocery Store To Avoid Certain Elements.

Music Has The Power To Stop Time. But Music Also Keeps Time.

It's A Funny Word, Persistence. It Means Not Giving Up, But It Also Means Just Passing On Through Time.