If people are saying you’re wrong that’s probably a good sign that you’re a genius.

Great ideas can come from anywhere. There are no titles around an idea.

Unlike the book, with a documentary, you get a chance to show much more texture and color. Film gives you get a chance to focus on much more individuals who are pivotal in changing the landscape of American culture.

What I want to do is basically tell my generation's story about how music and culture helped affect a generation, and a generation that's so profound, that it went on to elect the first African-American president.

I tell young entrepreneurs to use the leader in their industry as a benchmark as they work to create their own brand. Dont look at what your competition is doing - if you emulate the leader in your industry, you will achieve a higher level of engagement with consumers and make their buying experience richer.

I think kids today are going to look at their Facebook postings like bad tattoos one day.

Hip hop culture has done more for race relations in American than anything since Martin Luther King. And I really believe that.