We are unraveling our navels so that we may ingest the sun. We are not afraid of the darkness. We trust that the moon shall guide us. We are determining the future at this very moment. We know that the heart is the philosopher's stone. Our music is our alchemy.

When I look at certain aspects of popular culture - not everything because I like a lot of things - sometimes my heart breaks a little bit, just a little bit. I begin to ponder what happened to this generation, I don't know.

What's wrong with hip-hop is the system that controls the definition of it. There needs to be more balance on the airwaves.

I've always been inspired by a lot of work coming out of the UK

I am hoping for peaceful transition into a new age. Obama has already played a great role in initiating us into that vision. If he were to be harmed in any way, it would spawn the birth of a million Obamas.

Legislation won't necessarily start a riot. But the right song can make someone pick up a chair.

The most powerful political voices are those with a different way of seeing and processing the world and the sounds that emanate from it.