The truth has no form, you know. It's not like walking around trying to actually ask for favors and to be acknowledged, it is what it is.

Black folks are judged by quantity, not quality. It's a decimal point or figure. How different is that from slavery? There's no moral code, it's just about successful business for America.

My work throughout my life is always representative of the time we live in. It's all about keeping it in order and keeping it in gear.

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

Truth is truth no matter what I think.

Never try to make the same record twice, even when people are screaming for the same sound.

When culture is created in boardrooms with a panel of six or seven strategists for the masses to follow, to me that is no different than an aristocracy. It's not created from the people in the middle of the streets, so to speak. It is created from a petri dish for the sake of making money, and it is undermining the longevity of the culture.