I hate the idea of street art. With music, I just needed my brain and my voice, which didn't cost anything.

We know that those huge U.S. brands do have political sway.

I think people were genuinely addicted to hip hop in the 90s, addicted to the idea of empowerment. I think it came from [the fact that] the rappers in the 90s, their parents coming from the 70s, had such a rich variety of records to sample.

Businessmen in society are not going to be the ones that promote anything outside of money.

I don't really see a difference in independent and major labels. To me, it's pretty much the same. There used to be a difference between indies and major labels, but I don't think there is anymore.

If you narrow the playing field, the next generation has less to put out, to eat and regenerate from.

Creativity needs time to harness before it goes out, and because that's difficult, memes have become the creative language.