The best American is one who considers themselves as a citizen of the world.

When we worked on Ice Cube's Amerikkka's Most Wanted album. Before we talked studios, beats, or lyrics, I said, "Two rules: Only say what you're able to vouch for. Number two, never repeat yourself twice, because we makin' an album that people will play over and over.

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

The powers that be are trying to meld, shape, and corral the culture of hip-hop into another speaking voice for the government.

When you travel the world, you have to watch and you have to listen. We're not going to come in to Ireland without an understanding that there's a history that's very sensitive.

Americans are not sharp. You can be sharp in your own area, I guess, but in this world you gotta be conscious of everybody else in the world too. You just can't be drunken with constitution and hear, okay we're gonna do this and then you hear well, we're gonna go kill this guy 'cause he's a terrorist and you keep gettin' it.

My thing is, the older you get you gotta stand up for what you believe in, and keep bashin' away.