Right now I'm taking a break from hip-hop documentaries. But I would do it if things lined up.

I grew up in New York City in the '80s, and it was the epicenter of hip-hop. There was no Internet. Cable television wasn't as broad. I would listen to the radio, hear cars pass by playing a song, or tape songs off of the radio. At that time, there was such an excitement around hip-hop music.

To be able to play somebody that says and does pretty much whatever he wants is great.

To make independent films, you can't think about them too much, ponder on them too much, get overwhelmed by the enormity of it.

Being a good rapper is hard to do. I'm a good Rapaport, but that's about it.

A Tribe Called Quest music was so inclusive, so conscious, it brought such a community together.

I'm not going to try and change how people perceive me. I think it's important to be a contradiction. People are contradictions; everyone has contradictions. So I don't expect anyone to look at me differently.