I'm envious of the way that electronic dance music has organised itself. It has been able to understand what it ain't rather than what it is. And I think that slipped away from hip-hop as soon as the DJs lost the majority of the say so in the direction of the music.

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.

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.

I think too much of the music industry is for the lawyer and accountant mentality.

I totally hate when somebody takes a classic and desecrates it. I like Jimmy Page and P. Diddy, but what they did to 'Kashmir' was a debacle.

Once you think bigger than yourself then the cause becomes the issue if you think on a higher plain you can come together to work on our problems.

I think a good thing that needs to change is that people should be at least fearless about expressin' themselves.