I think the problem for the future generations is a lot of people ain't takin' the time to look for them and give them their voice, so therefore for their voice to be heard, they gotta bang more pots on the ceiling, so to speak; they gotta do crazy things just to get recognized. I just feel that whenever you don't give a generation some kind of voice, then expect side effects.

The Internet is one area that I have used pretty effectively to break free of corporate control.

If I can't change the people around me, I change the people around me.

My mother went to university, my father didn't. But they are very educated, very wise people. My father went to the military, so he's worldly.

I would like to say is that to be truly American and represent American ideals you need to consider yourself a citizen of the world. American policy has gone contrary to that ideal. The Bush Administration is bent on making the world submit to "Americanism" instead of becoming a member of the world community. This orchestration comes from the very top of the Administration and has pushed America into a corner. So, rather than trying to humbly mix with the rest of the world, we are forcing ourselves upon it. We seem to create conflicts with everyone.

Try to do your best to look people in the eye and talk to them without a gadget being in between you all the time.

It's not about what you get out but what you put into hip hop as a genre.