Quotes about "Mindfulness & Presence"

Being called 'conscious' is a great thing to be, but it's the connotations and preconceived notions that come with the buying audience about what conscious music can be. ”

Honestly, you have to take care of yourself. That's probably something I have learned on the road. ”

So I think hip-hop is moving and is going to continue to move in the direction of rappers just being honest with themselves, whether you're talking about Common and Mos Def or Nas and 50 cent. ”

I don't feel comfortable making empty music. ”

A lot of these people, these program directors, just like anybody else in the world, even though they're supposed to be leaders in the world, they're followers. They follow what they think someone else is doing, instead of trying to blaze a trail. ”

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. ”

As far as being on a major label, some labels get it and get what they have to do, and some labels don't. I don't think the label I'm on necessarily gets it, but I think over time they're gonna have to. ”

I would say divorce, breaking up, being a child of divorce, any of those things are always very challenging. ”

I had the benefit of watching good people show me what it really is to be an actor - the day in and day out of it. ”

I really like being married. I love my husband. ”