Hip-Hop is bigger than the government.

I view my hair and clothes as functional art.

[Riccardo Tisci ] has an interesting approach to weaving the contemporary with the couture, and blending tribes and collections. It always seems to work.

Marvin Gaye is one of my favorite revolutionaries. He spoke from his heart, his mind. That's what I want to do.

All the women in my family were very creative.

We as Black people have to tell our own stories. We have to document our history. When we allow someone else to document our history the history becomes twisted and we get written out. We get our noses blown off.

Hopefully my music is medicine, some type of antidote for something or some kind of explanation or just to feel good.