There is a fear of peace that I don't understand. Witness the old epithet "peaceniks," the association of peace with weakness. We mistake kindness for weakness in individuals, too. Gandhi found the essence of Christianity to be gentleness, the exaltation of means over ends. Using violence, against us or them, to achieve peace is like beating children to get them to be good. It only works in the short term. Believe in peace, think peace, live peace. Be a building-block of peace. Make it the center of your strength.
My come-out record, '10 Day,' was the thing people were supposed to hear and figure out 'he's good' or 'he's not good. ' 'Acid Rap' is the comeback tape, and it asks way bigger and better questions than, 'Is he good at rapping?