Music critics think of lyrics first and don't consider melody but so many songs are lyrically depressing but musically great, and that's why they bec….

The Internet helps break down so many barriers. People start to see what's happening around the world, they feel more of a oneness and they get infor….

Industry executives sacrificed art for what sells and mega-stars now saturate the market with the same tired lyrics..

In school, I studied psychology, linguistics, neuroscience. I understand that there is a real lack of respect for the brain..

The urgency for me is to hurry up and become visible enough to either influence or shame other artists or corporations into understanding that there ….

Salsa, classic rock, soul music, jazz... all of that was a part of my education in making hip-hop music..

I've become more introverted as I've got older. I used to be an outgoing person who joked around a lot, but as the amount of energy I expend by shari….

Hip-hop educated me about other forms of music, because it sampled from all different styles..

So wake me up when it's all over When I'm wiser and I'm older All this time I was finding myself And I didn't know I was lost.

I think a lot of self-identity and inner-personal development is hampered by consumerism and capitalism because we see ourselves as a reflection of t….

We develop social systems for the handicapped, but when you're handicapped in your mind, society doesn't handle those situations well. I think we don….

You can feel a lot of things, and that's okay. Channel that into your passion..

What do you actually need? Food, clothing and shelter. Everything else is entertainment..

People need to spread love towards strangers. We all bleed the same blood and we are all part of a global community now..

America's biggest export is media and I think that's a positive thing..

Compassion can change a lot of things, including the world. Young people especially need to know that, because they're the future..

Music, especially as an adolescent, helps to build identity because that's when people start developing a sense of self. You can kind of tell based o….

I felt I had an opportunity to follow in the footsteps of great soul musicians of the past, who made a lot of social and political commentary through….

We live in an era of consumerism and it's all about desire-based consumerism and it has nothing to do with things we actually need..

People in the Middle East may consider the U.S. an evil hegemony that has tainted their culture, but when I look at the growth of racial and ethnic t….

If I had to pick one social action I could encourage all my friends, family and fans to do, it would be to teach a child. One, to educate them about ….