I Think That All The Silence Is

In Chicago, You Have An Absence Of Strong Family Units, And That Absence Gets Filled By Gangs. You Have A Failure In The School System, After-school Programs And Other Social Programs To Help Keep Kids Off The Streets. Amnesty International Speaks To That In Some Way, By Keeping These Issues In The Forefront.

You Know, My Goal, Once I Leave The Music Business, Is Like, 'man, Lupe Didn't Lead Us Astray.' It Comes Directly From Islam: Leading People Astray Is The Worst Thing You Could Do. Especially In Perpetuity; Like, Your Music Continues To Go On And Live Without You. That Risk Is Too Great For Me; I'm Gonna Keep It Positive.

I Don't Really Get The Same Kinda Romance That I Would Get From, Like, Jazz. And Even To A Lesser Extent To Rock 'n Roll. Rock 'n Roll Has A Romance To It - How Can I Put It? A Very Vulgar Romance, But Still A Romance; Whereas Hip Hop Has More Facade.

If You're Informed, You Make An Informed Choice. You Understand The Quality Of Certain Things And You Understand The History Of Certain Things.

I Trust People To Be Human. Sometimes You Do Things That Make Amazing Amounts Of Sense; Sometimes You Do Things That Don't Make Any Sense Whatsoever.