You Gotta Get Back To Your Essence,

I Will Never Do A Record Without Some Sense Of Responsibility.

By The Time You Get Into Other Kinds Of Music - R&b, Country, Or Whatever - It Becomes Something That's Romantic. It Becomes Something Unattainable. Never-ending Undying Love. And In Hip Hop, We're Still Taking Direct Inspiration.

You Gotta Get Back To Your Essence, Use Your Gifts And Share Your Presence, Don't Count Your Dollars 'til You Count Your Blessings.

When You Have A Voice And A Platform And You Know Better, It Becomes Your Moral Obligation To Support That Community. And By Extension, You're Supporting Your Family.

I See That Happening With Hip Hop Purists Now. Where You Have An Artist Like A Kendrick [lamar] Or A Drake, Who Are Really Trying Different Things Emotionally, Different Things Musically, And On A Mainstream Level. And You Have Underground Hip Hop Fans Dissing It, For The Simple Fact That It's Mainstream - Not Because What They're Doing Is Whack, Or What They're Doing Is Not Sincere.