You know, the diversity that America has is so special. It's starting to really become a cool thing for young people.

Hip-hop is a voice for voiceless poor people.

If you aren't passionate about a vision, it's hard to have faith in it.

Decide that no matter what is happening around you, the sun will always be shining in your world.

[Performing artists] are making greater percentages. People are going to live events more and it's a big success story for everyone - except the music industry itself.

At the core of everything that is hurtful to humanity is a lack of consciousness.

I want to promote poetry to the point where you got all the baldhead kids running around doing poetry, getting the music out of the way and having only words, the spoken word, and then see what happens.