There's so much black content on multiple platforms, and it's all getting great ratings. If you think about the Oscars snubbing 'Straight Outta Compton,' in a way, that kicked all of this off.

Black films and television are growing and getting the recognition... and the opportunities.

This is more in regards to celebrities. What we've got to understand is that we are the influencers of the hip-hop culture, the black culture. We are the way out, you feel what I'm sayin'? As far as who we look to and where we get stuff from - hip-hop culture is influencing the world, really, but especially the black communities.

I vowed to never be on camera down-talking another black man.

This is really honest: I have to remind myself not to look another black man as a threat.

'Dear Mama' is my favorite song from Tupac, man. It touches you, and I think that that's the most important thing with music.