I'm not shy about heated debate or passionate discourse, but when people get crazy or rude, that's a buzz kill. There's got to be a better code of conduct, some basic etiquette.

Reckless capitalism kills black people.

So rather than really have, like a close relationship to anything that's coming out today, people are just, they've got it on as background music. It's kind of the same way the cabdrivers use music; it's very disposable. But, that doesn't mean there aren't a great number of artists who are doing things to change that.

I got my first exposure to Islam when I was 13.

I've always loved music and I love the language, which is a huge reason why I'm part of theater.

There's just some dysfunctionalism with artists.

We can be beautiful and feel beautiful about who we are everyday.