I think once you're in the public eye, whether you're a boss, a teacher or whatever you do, that you're automatically in the position of role model. You have people looking up to you, so whether you choose to accept it or not is a different question.

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.

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

Honestly, you have to take care of yourself. That's probably something I have learned on the road.

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

The only way for me to be an artist is to be honest in my craft. If I veer from that, I'm not giving the investors what they want. Sometimes it's my job as an artist to know what I want to do, even when the fans tell me different.

The way I see it, if people truly love my music, they will support me in some way down the road.