I definitely believe that the power of the artist is in the artist's hands now. We're kind of in the wild, wild west of music where labels don't exist anymore. And you go as far as you take yourself. And that's that American self-determination that is one of the reasons this country is so great and can survive on autopilot right now.
Real artists offer authenticity, not just money. - Rhymefest
Real artists offer authenticity, not just money.
- Rhymefest
New York is the financial capital of the world. Everything moves so fast, and the music is fast, and some of it is for money. - Rhymefest
New York is the financial capital of the world. Everything moves so fast, and the music is fast, and some of it is for money.
I think it's interesting that a lot of times people want celebrities to give back in the way that they want them to give back. They want them to give… - Rhymefest
I think it's interesting that a lot of times people want celebrities to give back in the way that they want them to give back. They want them to give…
Our visual and musical artists have no incentive to be educated. So what we get is a bunch of uneducated artists inspiring misinformation, miseducati… - Rhymefest
Our visual and musical artists have no incentive to be educated. So what we get is a bunch of uneducated artists inspiring misinformation, miseducati…
I don't think that we should look to celebrities to solve problems that are on our end of the street. - Rhymefest
I don't think that we should look to celebrities to solve problems that are on our end of the street.
I know rappers who are grandparents and we still haven't conquered politics, social development, philanthropy and these are areas, as we become our p… - Rhymefest
I know rappers who are grandparents and we still haven't conquered politics, social development, philanthropy and these are areas, as we become our p…
There's an economy of violence. It's sexy. It's being exploited. - Rhymefest
There's an economy of violence. It's sexy. It's being exploited.
True power is the power to empower others. - Rhymefest
True power is the power to empower others.
There's a duty and an obligation to community that we must teach our children to honor no matter how far they go. Life is like baseball: You only sco… - Rhymefest
There's a duty and an obligation to community that we must teach our children to honor no matter how far they go. Life is like baseball: You only sco…
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