That's what I've been trying to strive for - to draw a clear picture, to open up a new dimension.

That idea of peace and love toward humanity shouldn't be nationalistic or denominational. It should be a chief concern for all mankind.

Fear not of men because men must die. Mind over matter and soul before flesh.

Twitter freaks me out. You have followers? It feels so obsessive and proprietary.

I'm growing as an individual, but your always growing. All of my albums are snapshots of where I am artistically.

In the early '90s, when I really started to find my voice, I was reading a lot of books, and I was moved by the writers, like Chinua Achebe, and I wanted to be able to write rhymes that were as potent as what I was reading.

You can positively affect and change a social circumstance with art, and it’s vital that a change happens now.