When you say you want to talk about racial justice, that`s not the same as I want to do something about racial justice. Saying I want to hold police accountable is doing something. Saying that I want to take money out of politics, big money, is doing something.

I love art. It really changes my mood and wakes me up.

Being a black rapper is like being a Southern, socialite woman: You're always worried about appearances.

The freedom of speech and the freedom of press, it's just precious man, it really is.

When you talking about funk music you just talking about a collage of a lot of different types of music. They used strings, they had brass, they had vocalist.

As an artist, that's our job - to be with you in times of celebration and when the world is kicking your ass.

I would say is that kids know about Bernie Sanders and they`re off the radar.In the same way kids knew about Twitter before their parents did.