There's A Lot Of Hurry Up And

Mass Incarceration Is A Policy That's Kind Of Built Up Over The Last Four Decades And It's Destroyed Families And Communities, And Something We Need To Change. And It's Fallen Disproportionally On Black And Brown Communities, Especially Black Communities, And It's Kind Of A Manifestation Of Structural Racism.

People Tell Me All The Time That My Songs Help Them Express Things To Loved Ones That They May Not Be Able To Say Themselves.

I Think It's Hard To Really Write A Song That Will Educate Someone Because Songs Are Meant To Be ... You Don't Want To Be Too Didactic In A Song Because It Doesn't Make For Good Music. And I Think The Role Of Songs Can Be To Inspire People But There Needs To Education And Prose To Back That Up.

I've Always Followed Politics, And I Think Politics Is Everybody's Business Because We're Electing Someone Who's Going To Be Making Important Decisions That Will Affect All Of Our Lives.

But In My Mind I've Always Been A Solo Artist- I've Just Been Working With A Lot Of Great People Like Kanye And Alicia Keys And Jay-z.