There is no music more powerful than hip-hop. No other music so purely demands an instant affirmative on such a global scale. When the beat drops, people nod their heads, “yes,” in the same way that they would in conversation with a loved one, a parent, professor, or minister.

she stuck a bookmark in my heart and walked away

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

You can travel through literature, and you can expand your mind through literature. It's so cheap to buy that kind of ticket.

the anchor man thrown overboard has simply rooted us in history's repeating cycle

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

I've never believed it's really so important that you conform to the ways of the system in order to beat the system. I think that the system follows a great deal.