>>> WE’RE BACK ON THE ROOF AND I’M JOINED BY ANDERSON PAAK
WORKING WITH A COALITION OF
PEOPLE ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE
REFORM.
REFORM. GREAT TO HAVE YOU.
YOU’VE WORKED WITH PEOPLE LIKE
KENDRICK LAMAR AND DR. DREY.
YOU’RE DOING THIS CRIMINAL
JUSTICE WORK.
JUSTICE WORK. WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT TO YOU?
>> IT’S HUGELY IMPORTANT TO ME.
IT AFFECTED MY FAMILY, AFFECTED
MY MOM.
MY MOM. MY POPS DID 14 YEARS.
THERE’S A LOT OF PEOPLE IN
PRISON DOING YEARS FOR SOMETHING
THEY SHOULDN’T BE DOING, AND
THERE’S NO ATTENTION BEING PUT
ON THE TOPIC.
SO ANYTHING I CAN DO TO HELP AS
A MUSICIAN, EVEN IF IT’S JUST
OFFERING MY TIME, PLAYING A
SHOW, I’M DOWN FOR IT.
>> AND YOU’VE GOT SUCCESS NOW.
YOU’RE WORKING WITH SOME OF THE
BIGGEST ACTS.
BIGGEST ACTS. YOU WERE HOMELESS FOR A TIME.
HOW DID THAT AFFECT YOU?
>> IT JUST GAVE ME LIKE A STORY.
IT’S DOPE THAT SOMETHING DIDN’T
HAPPEN SUPER OVERNIGHT FOR ME.
HONESTLY I FEEL THE MUDSICSIC MO
PEOPLE THAT HAVE MORE OF A
STORY.
STORY. >> MAXINE WATERS HAS A BILL THAT
WOULD GIVE MORE FUNDING TO
EMERGENCY RENTAL UNITS TO
HOMELESS FAMILIES, TRY TO GET
MORE KIDS OFF THE STREETS.
DO YOU THINK IT’S IMPORTANT WE
SEE PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS AS
PEOPLE?
PEOPLE? >> THINGS THAT START BEFORE
YOU’RE HOMELESS, WHAT HAPPENS
BEFORE THAT, THERE’S NOBODY THAT
PUTS ENOUGH ATTENTION INTO WHAT
THEY HAVE GOING ON MENTALLY.
SO I THINK INVESTING INTO THAT
IS A GOOD THING.
>> YOU HAVE A MUSIC VIDEO.
WE BASICALLY SEE DONALD TRUMP
COME UP AS A MONSTER.
>> HE’S FUNNY LOOKING AND HE
DOES LIKE HORRIBLE THINGS SO
IT’S LIKE, YOU KNOW, I FEEL LIKE
WHY NOT TROLL HIM BACK.
>> TRUMP’S TAX CUT, 83% OF THE
BENEFITS GO TO THE WEALTHIEST
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. >> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. >> THAT MIGHT BENEFIT YOU AND
SOME OF THE PEOPLE YOU’RE
WORKING WITH.
WORKING WITH. >> YEAH, IT’S CRAZY BECAUSE AT
THIS STAGE I’M AT NOW I’M LIKE,
DAMN, SOME OF THINGS HE DOES
ACTUALLY BENEFITS ME BECAUSE I’M
IN A DIFFERENT TAX BRACKET NOW.
BUT THAT STILL DON’T MEAN --
>> WOULD YOU TRADE YOUR TAX CUT
BACK TO GET RID OF TRUMP?
>> HELL NO, BUT I WOULD
DEFINITELY DO WHAT I CAN TO
SUPPORT TO PEOPLE ON THE OTHER
SIDE OF THE FENCE.
THERE’S THING HE’S SUPPORTING
I’M NOT WITH.
>> I THINK IT’S FAIR TO SAY
YOU’VE OVERCOME MORE THAN NOT
JUST THE TICHYPICAL MUSICIAN BUT
MORE THAN ANY PEOPLE HAVE TO
DEAL WITH.
DEAL WITH. >> JUST STAYING OUT OF TROUBLE,
GETTING CAUGHT UP, YOU JUST GOT
TO STAY FOCUSED AND ON THE PATH
OF WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY AND
KEEPS YOU BUILDING.
>> ONE THING ABOUT HIP HOP IT’S
ALWAYS EXPLORING HISTORIC
INFLUENCES.
INFLUENCES. SCAR FACE WAS INTO THE MOVIE
SCAR FACE.
SCAR FACE. YOU’RE REALLY INTO ALL THESE OLD
SURFER MOVIES AND SURFER
CULTURE.
CULTURE. WHERE DID THAT COME FROM?
>> I’M FROM VENTURA COUNTY AND
OXNARD, SOME OF THE BEST
SURFERS, SKATERS.
SURFERS, SKATERS. I WANTED TO BRING PEOPLE INTO
THE MUSIC.
THE MUSIC. SURFING I THINK IT GOES SO HAND
IN HAND WITH LIFE.
IT’S THE HARDEST THING TO CATCH
A WAVE.
A WAVE. THAT’S LIFE, MAN.
AND THEN IF YOU CATCH ONE YOU
JUST RIDE IT OUT, ENJOY IT, YOU