All of a sudden it became that hip hop didn't used to be about partying; hip hop used to be about putting out a message.
I wanted to write a song about sexism, but I didn't want to do it in a mechanical way and be like, "Don't be sexist!" because that's not how I talk i… - Boots Riley
I wanted to write a song about sexism, but I didn't want to do it in a mechanical way and be like, "Don't be sexist!" because that's not how I talk i…
- Boots Riley
I was an avowed professional revolutionary by the time I was 15. - Boots Riley
I was an avowed professional revolutionary by the time I was 15.
Death to the pigs is my basic statement. - Boots Riley
Death to the pigs is my basic statement.
In reality, I know I'm not hurt directly by sexism; however, my life is made less because of it, so I started thinking about the fallout from relatio… - Boots Riley
In reality, I know I'm not hurt directly by sexism; however, my life is made less because of it, so I started thinking about the fallout from relatio…
What the media is playing is what people want is really a false idea. Capitalism and people who control the market have a large hand in everything. I… - Boots Riley
What the media is playing is what people want is really a false idea. Capitalism and people who control the market have a large hand in everything. I…
A lot of us don’t get a sense of our personal power. I know the vast difference that one person can make in changing things. - Boots Riley
A lot of us don’t get a sense of our personal power. I know the vast difference that one person can make in changing things.
I am a person who always feels like I am not doing the right thing because there's always so many things that need to get done. - Boots Riley
I am a person who always feels like I am not doing the right thing because there's always so many things that need to get done.
Becoming a father made me a lot more sentimental than I ever was before. I never cried at movies before I became a parent. I feel music more intensel… - Boots Riley
Becoming a father made me a lot more sentimental than I ever was before. I never cried at movies before I became a parent. I feel music more intensel…
A lot of what we say and do are regurgitated things that have to do with what we think we're supposed to be saying and doing. - Boots Riley
A lot of what we say and do are regurgitated things that have to do with what we think we're supposed to be saying and doing.
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