Capitalism and people who control the market have a large hand in everything. It doesn't have anything to do with figuring out… — Boots Riley Copy Share Image
This idea of 'cool capitalism' is still capitalism. It doesn't matter if Elon Musk quotes Nas. — Boots Riley Copy Share Image
The ultimate credo of capitalism is to exploit people. It's not like this is just an incidental problem; it's inherent in the… — Boots Riley Copy Share Image
I think it's important for us not just to edit the culture that capitalism creates but to create the material basis for a culture… — Boots Riley Copy Share Image
What I'm trying to do is make music that people relate to, that talks about ideas that are personal but also make that connection… — Boots Riley Copy Share Image
I thought my parents were always having card parties - and they were - but they were actually also having meetings to organize people.… — Boots Riley Copy Share Image
Going to school in San Francisco, you're not going to meet as many people that are making films as you would if you went… — Boots Riley Copy Share Image
What I like about music is that you make a song, you've got your ideas in it, and people make that song part of… — Boots Riley Copy Share Image
What first got me involved in politics was being 14, and a youth organizer comes to my house with a van full of 14… — Boots Riley Copy Share Image
A lot of organizers tell me that while they are making signs or doing whatever they do, they are listening to the Coup. — Boots Riley Copy Share Image
When we were doing shows in the mid-'90s, the audiences were 95% black. What's happened now is the gentrification of hip-hop. A lot of… — Boots Riley Copy Share Image
You make art, you make it from what you know, and that's the best way to make art. You get lost in the details… — Boots Riley Copy Share Image
