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.

Trends come and go, but cool is forever.

Without curiosity, there will never be any innovation.

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

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

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