I'm not looking to set a standard... but, I believe I have offered a challenge to others with my work.

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And you know, art as commerce, doesn't really make too much sense, they don't go...

And you know, art as commerce, doesn't really make too much sense, they don't go...

A lot of these people, these program directors, just like anybody else in the world,...

A lot of these people, these program directors, just like anybody else in the world,...

I'm down with the crew like Mussolini in Italy. I rock with The Roots like...

I'm down with the crew like Mussolini in Italy. I rock with The Roots like...

So I just had to step up how I was doing it and the moment...

So I just had to step up how I was doing it and the moment...

So I think hip-hop is moving and is going to continue to move in the...

So I think hip-hop is moving and is going to continue to move in the...

But it becomes disrespectful when the artist's process is not respected.

But it becomes disrespectful when the artist's process is not respected.

It's a paradox we call reality, so keepin' it real will make you casualty of...

It's a paradox we call reality, so keepin' it real will make you casualty of...

Yo, I speak at schools a lot cause they say I'm intelligent. No, it's cause...

Yo, I speak at schools a lot cause they say I'm intelligent. No, it's cause...

Or is it the mind state thats ill, creating crime rates to fill the new...

Or is it the mind state thats ill, creating crime rates to fill the new...

I call these rappers baby seals, cause they club you to death. I could call...

I call these rappers baby seals, cause they club you to death. I could call...

We have pathological romances with technological advances, infatuated with infatuation and intellectual masturbation.

We have pathological romances with technological advances, infatuated with infatuation and intellectual masturbation.

Hip-hop isn't as complex as a woman is.

Hip-hop isn't as complex as a woman is.

I met Mos Def around that time but I didn't hook up with him until...

I met Mos Def around that time but I didn't hook up with him until...

As far as being on a major label, some labels get it and get what...

As far as being on a major label, some labels get it and get what...

These cats drink champagne and toast to death and pain, like slaves on a ship...

These cats drink champagne and toast to death and pain, like slaves on a ship...

The problem with our role is Americans live in a world of illusion.

The problem with our role is Americans live in a world of illusion.

A lot of cats who buy records are straight broke, but my language universal they...

A lot of cats who buy records are straight broke, but my language universal they...

Even an independent label is looking for a hit, they're not looking for a record...

Even an independent label is looking for a hit, they're not looking for a record...

It was explainin' how you was waitin', for somethin' amazin'. Like when it come out...

It was explainin' how you was waitin', for somethin' amazin'. Like when it come out...

You have to know when to be arrogant. You have to when to be humble....

You have to know when to be arrogant. You have to when to be humble....