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People underestimate the hip-hop audience and the capacity to understand politics when it's part of music.

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Everyone deserves music.

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Sometimes the hardest thing to do is just to stay human.

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Today we are in a war against war - music is our power.

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We can bomb the world to pieces, but we can't bomb it into peace.

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My parents said sticks and stones will break your bones but names will never hurt you. But I always felt a sense of exhilaration after a fight; it was the names that really hurt me.

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I don't know if music can change the world overnight but I know that music can help someone make it through a difficult night.

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I think my soul is intact, but my methods of reaching people are completely different.

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When I first started out, I thought it was enough to make an angry song that pointed out the problems of the world.

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Playing on the streets of Iraq, or in Israel or the Gaza strip, I'd sing angry protest songs against war. People would say, 'Make us clap, make us dance, and laugh and sing.' It really made me think about the importance of happy music.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: April 21st, 1967

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