Everybody could write, deejay, rap. Everybody could do it all.

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

I was kind of just too lazy to take my money out of the bank until I saw how Citi Bank responded to Occupy Wall Street.

A lot of these people, these program directors, just like anybody else in the world, even though they're supposed to be leaders in the world, they're followers. They follow what they think someone else is doing, instead of trying to blaze a trail.

When you have a voice and a platform and you know better, it becomes your moral obligation to support that community. And by extension, you're supporting your family.

But it becomes disrespectful when the artist's process is not respected.

Once you're signed to a label you compromise.