I guess hip-hop has been closer to the pulse of the streets than any music we've had in a long time. It's sociology as well as music, which is in keeping with the tradition of black music in America.
“If you cast your bread upon the water and you have faith, you'll get back cash. If you don't have faith, you'll get soggy bread.”
“Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn't people feel as free to delight in whatever remains to them?”