I've signed with major labels, and I haven't had any control over the money.

Never have so many men treated women like our foes. They call 'em hoes, but they might as well call them foes, 'cause you are totally against the existence of somebody who should live their life as an equal human being. If not, any man knows, it's like we're not equal. You know, women are usually a little better than us.

I'm a multi-tasker. I was down with that stuff before they invented the term.

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

A visit to the hood through a record, or through a video, or through a film, is a lot safer than actually visiting the people in real life. It became a business model. It became a revenue engine that, you know, you can get to the hood without ever going there.

I want to always move forward with everything I am doing. So, I do the radio show, speak at universities and other social institutions all around the world, appear on TV, and continue to create music all in the hope to keep the struggle alive.

My daughter's 19. I'm not asking her to develop as an artist. I'm just asking her to develop as a full person, human being.