I think I've been incredibly raw my whole career. A lot of people spend a lot of time trying to look cool and spend time being guarded and putting up walls. I just never had the time. It seems more honest to say, 'Hey, this is who I am.'
Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of man will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice without constraint.
Every artist picks what they want to put out there, what image they want to portray, and what they want people to know about where they're from.