Its expressing what black culture is.
How would you sum it up?
COMMON: It embodies black culture.
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The fatherhood, the motherhoodthe humanity.
Stevie Wonder sings onthe title track.
What was it like to work with a living legend?
[His studio] felt like a musical heaven.
He was playing jazz songs on the harpsichord and going around singing.
People laugh when I say, We was watching the gamebut I was watching and he was listening.
We have to be reminded that these things happened, and that they continue happening.
[Trayvons] mother and father lost a son.
We have to let that be a motivating factor for us so that there wont be any more.
She said, I got other people submitting songs, too.
She doesnt play favorites!
She heard enough to be like, Im gonna send you the movie.
I said, How many times does Martin Scorsese work with Leonardo DiCaprio?
[Laughs]
With the election coming up, how are you feeling about your vote?
Then I watched the debates and was 100 percent sure he wasnt.
I looked at Hillary Clinton and said, This is a woman who is experienced and intelligent.
And she has been a politician for many years, and thats hard for some people.
And Im happy that a woman could be the leader of our country.
I think it will be beautiful.
As a movie buff, have you seen anything good lately?
Do you listen to any up-and-coming hip-hop artists?
Those artists have found their voices.
They rap about whatever they want.
And how about established rap stars like Kanye Westdid you get into his living albumThe Life of Pablo?
Its brilliant that Kanye has been the innovator to say, you’re able to.
