Harry Belafonte hit me to the Dream Defenders and I liked what they were about. When I asked them how I could help their movement, they said, "You can help by coming down here; you can tweet."

The responsibility of an artist is to be honest with themselves.

Just because someone has great content doesn't mean you like them as a rapper.

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

I will never do a record without some sense of responsibility.

A true artist does not depend on radio for success. A true fan does not let radio determine what they support

Hopefully, we learn to appreciate hip-hop here so that it doesn't go the way of jazz.