If Hip Hop has the ability to corrupt young minds, it also has the ability to Uplift them.

Rebel, renegade, must stay paid.

I'm not an executive. I can do it, I have the mind for it, but there's a life that you have to lead, and you have to give up your creative freedom. That's what I don't want to give up.

If you're a conscious rap artist and you're worried about Billboard charts, you're gonna have a problem.

I think music should be free. I think all communication should be free. I think people should respect artists, and there should be a certain respect for artists who give their music away for free. If your music winds up on Napster and you approve of it, then the person downloading your music should at least go to your concert, should at least purchase your songs.

Deepak Chopra, look at him. He's probably the most successful self-help guru in the world. I don't think he's struggling for any marketing or exposure. You've just got to know where your audience is.

Teachers teach and do the world good, Kings just rule and most are never understood