As An Artist, I Have To Be

The Materialism, The Brashness, The Misogyny - Everything In Hip-hop Is Amplified. Misogyny Is A Good Example Of Something That Is Completely Amplified In Hip-hop. I Do Think There Is More Than Enough Of A Balance, Though, For Fans Who Are Willing To Search It Out.

My Fondest Memories Were Watching The Beastie Boys Get Prepped To Come On Stage. They Had A Lot Of Antics And They Play A Lot Of Basketball... Then They Were Giving Out Cameras To The Crowd, And Performing From The Bleachers. The Most Important Thing I Learned Was That You Control Your Crowd, Not The Other Way Around.

Michael Bloomberg Is A Sensible Guy. He's Just Privileged. He's A Goddamn Billionaire, And He Or His Family Members Have Never Had To Deal With Anything As Remotely Degrading As Stop And Frisk. So He Has No Point Of Reference.

If You Ain't Using All The Talents God Provided You With For The Betterment Of Man, Understand, You Ain't Nothing But A Waste.

"art Imitates Life," Of Course, Is That Phrase By Oscar Wilde. I Called That Song "art Imitates Life" Because Oh No Was In The Studio And He Actually Came Up With That Hook. When I Was Trying To Figure Out A Name For The Record, It Just Kind Of Made Sense.