I came from a mother and father who always made me secure in my beliefs, and that's where the love came from.

Rappers should just be able to perform what they create and satisfy the people that like and love them.

They [US Administration] have exploited hip-hop and some of the culture around it - magazines, videos, etc. - to recruit people into the military. The Army says it will give out Hummers, platinum teeth, or whatever to those that actually join.

Corporations have steered the industry into what it wants, and a lot of times they will make artists record what it wants or to make songs talk to who they want to talk to. But sometimes the heart and the head have to be able to talk and deal with a situation that's evident.

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

A lot of the post-1977 dancefloor disco sounds had their place at one time, but you can't bring them back unless you bring back a floor.

I think traveling the world has helped to keep Public Enemy alive. We've never solely depended on the United States.