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Grammy Award winning music producer Swizz Beatz on illegal music downloading and youth education.
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Speaking of politics is the -- of political season and President Obama was here in New York City last night at two big fund raisers.
One at the home -- Sarah Jessica Parker and Mariah Carey with that one so was Alicia -- Yes she was involved -- you know Italy's -- -- was beats happens to be with us here today in his -- write a Grammy Award winning.
Music producers DJ wrapper the whole -- -- on man with all of that China yes split out with us a bunch of times weren't there last night this big.
You know I was part of that's on man who was -- -- -- -- -- but you would have -- if you -- big supporter of the president -- Absolutely -- -- been supporting.
She had that that part of the business -- lot.
I'm wounded doing how missed some odd reason and room also conduct in the -- into their music hall of Paula saying -- -- right this whole thing.
She rises and me is yet to weigh he tweeted a photo viewing Kenny Rogers -- that was -- -- -- About the president support we talked about this a little bit earlier whether it helps or hurts all the entertainment industry support do you think that.
Know people like you your -- supporting him land and others is is a net positive for the president or that there might be some backlash I don't want those fixed you know I don't whatever these these Hollywood types -- -- not to do what they tell me.
A voter well I think the room.
Everybody have their own choice in my own opinion did not think there are supporting and just didn't -- involved in supporting.
Period is a big thing and so you know that's more we look forward to doing in people who get involved you know so they have a voice and you have.
You know a choice that they can make instance -- home not gonna vote because it doesn't matter anyway you know it doesn't matter.
I was speaking of -- Swiss there was that there the charges against Kim dotcom and Megaupload and you were involved in that company in at least based on the reporting and talks to become the CEO of this company charged with.
Illegal distribution of -- content.
Movies even music couldn't -- what happened there because that is one of the biggest issues for people in the music businesses -- at what they and what they create the exact.
When I mean as far as a whole Megaupload situation to me I think it was a big misunderstanding.
Alone even if people do their homework constitutionality.
Of cedar.
You know slowly but surely all the charges have been getting trapped and own -- biggest thing was.
Making the music industry communique would -- new way of doing business which is there.
You know technology side arm once we -- that communication right record sales will be better everything -- be better but you know in the business of music.
There's greed and you know greed gets in the way of eleven different things and so wrong as far as me.
I'm music support -- that encouraging anybody to stealing music is the way you just -- my friends he you know so.
Those allegations.
-- crazy.
Was it a mistake in -- -- just getting involved at all with that war.
I don't think it was a mistake because there wasn't no negative intentions from day one it was all positive intentions to you know.
Add to the music industry not take away from -- music industry so those allegations that in you know those -- in my -- I won't make -- -- down with the hottest thing you're working on right now.
Yes and I think -- -- working with bringing on South Korean news to US has got your deal with -- I mean you name -- you're involved and then omni not album.
Yes so what does that -- the hottest to have a stimulant honestly we're gonna right now is China in the room.
Keep education.
And higher level and make -- cool in.
Have other artists have they get involved in their communities you know recently went back to -- -- Trying to rebuild my whole project that I came room.
My charter school in the Bronx for performing arts you know I'm just -- -- is -- -- -- Soon keep in the creativity in these kids minds because you know it is so -- negativity going on in the world today.
That they need to have different options not only just music and then only just -- the -- live you can be a great photographer human being green.
You know oil painters do realism.
You know do journalism you know this should be different opportunities value -- -- that's the biggest project them forward.
I would like having on so hopefully we'll come back again -- good stuff today covered a lot of -- many ask all the questions many avenues for work right here.
Half life and by the way happen that's -- his new album closer unlike remember -- from the evidence we -- I thought I'd.
I'd be involved in everything with this great -- think think we've talked about.
