Do the math: You never settle for less than the whole if you knew the half.

War is not civilized.

We're in an illusion about what our role is in world politics and foreign affairs, and our policies are killing and destroying and doing a lot of things that we are not aware of.

You know, there's a lot of activism that doesn't deal with empowerment, and you have to empower yourself in order to be relevant to any type of struggle.

I started rapping because I wanted people to hear what I have to say, I want as many people to hear me as possible, and I do everything in my power to make that pop.

Even an independent label is looking for a hit, they're not looking for a record that's not gonna do well.

The problem with our role is Americans live in a world of illusion.