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

I encourage more blacks and people of color to get a passport. That's one way to help put people on an equal platform.

Young people are having a hard time with what's reality and what's fantasy these days...We created discussion. It wasn't to create controversy for sale's sake, but rather it was my obligation to use the medium for discussion. Nobody's discussing the grown-up topics; they are faking and fronting.

I know I am judged unfairly by my physical characteristics and ostracized because of that so I say, "Yes, I'm a black man."

The biggest thing that has happened to hip-hop is the clinging on to the corporation as the all-mighty hub of the music.

In the past, people were going to record stores and buying albums or CDs. And the label was exposing their artist as much as possible and maybe getting them picked up by a major. Now I tell people to cut a good tune and have it up in the marketplace the next day. You better be prepared to give it away, and people will come pay to see you.

I'm not a U.S. citizen. I mean, I'm an earth-izen. Borderline policies are crap to me.