What do you actually need? Food, clothing and shelter. Everything else is entertainment.

America's biggest export is media and I think that's a positive thing.

Salsa, classic rock, soul music, jazz... all of that was a part of my education in making hip-hop music.

The Internet helps break down so many barriers. People start to see what's happening around the world, they feel more of a oneness and they get information all at the same time, so that helps.

What do you actually need? Food, clothing and shelter. Everything else is entertainment.

We live in an era of consumerism and it's all about desire - based consumerism and it has nothing to do with things we actually need. What do you actually need? Food, clothing and shelter. Everything else is entertainment. It's just the idea that we're so wasteful. I think a lot of self - identity and inner - personal development is hampered by consumerism and capitalism because we see ourselves as a reflection of the TV, rather than as a reflection of the people who are around us, truly.

You can feel a lot of things, and that's okay. Channel that into your passion.