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Being Called A Conscious Rapper Is Quite A Compliment. It's A Great Thing To Be. But As An Artist, My Nature Is To Not Be In A Box.

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.

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.

The Thing Is, Allies Is People Who Are Friends, People You Can Rely On In The Struggle. You're Not Always Going To Agree With Your Allies. For Instance, Stevie Wonder I Feel Like Is My Ally When It Comes To This Florida Situation, But I Don't Agree With His Strategy. That Doesn't Mean He Isn't An Ally.

To Be Honest, That Whole Exchange With Crunk Feminist Actually Made Me Write The Song Because I Realize There's A Lot Of Young Women Out There So Hurt By The Misogynistic Images In Hip-hop They Paint It With Such A Broad Brush Stroke That They Think Anybody That Defends Hip-hop Is Defending Misogyny.