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.

It’s very seductive to focus on what you don’t like as opposed to celebrating all that it is that you do.

I tour whether I have album out or not. I tour more than any other hip-hop artist.

If lyrics sold then truth be told/I'd probably be just as rich and famous as Jay-Z.

If you go to a college campus and you do stop and frisk, you're going to find a lot of drugs there too.

Life is a beautiful struggle.

I support the idea that artists have to make a stand. I'm with that - you're putting the discussion on the table and you're letting people know. You're being brave as an artist and responsible to the community.