A lot of us don’t get a sense of our personal power. I know the vast difference that one person can make in changing things.

What I'm trying to do is make music that people relate to, that talks about ideas that are personal but also make that connection to trying to make revolutionary change, and I don't need to change my music to get to a certain audience.

Sometimes it takes time to get into what ideas actually mean to you. Even when you're not writing a song, it's like that.

People give out compliments because it's polite.

I just make music based on what I believe.

All of a sudden it became that hip hop didn't used to be about partying; hip hop used to be about putting out a message.

I think there's something your hormones do that makes a chemical change in the way you think.