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Just the tiypical musician but more than any people have to 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. scar face was into the movie scar face. you're really into all these old surfer movies and surfer culture. where did that come from? >> i'm from ventura county and oxnard, some of the best surfers, skaters. i wanted to bring people into the music. surfing i think it goes so hand in hand with life. it's the hardest...

Consumption. since the tax cuts were passed the gdp per capita has gone up by more than $1,000. the policies are making ordinary americans better off. >> sandra: we've seen the president reference the stock market as a gauge of the success of his policies. and we're seeing the dow hit record after record there for a while and the president liked to acknowledge that. we've seen a wild week on wall street. six minutes into trading the dow is selling off again today 236-point drop right now. is the president concerned about what he is seeing in the stock market? >> i think the president understan...

If you will, to allow a very young aretha franklin to spring from music of spirituality, gospel music into jazz and r & b. can you add to that level of independence that perhaps aretha franklin was granted at a very early age to apply her amazing versatility of music and song? >> that shouldn't be underestimated. because many people know that there's this division, often times you will find gospel singers that will not sing, quote unquote the devil's music. the fact is that i think i heard barry gordie once say that aretha franklin could sing the abcs and it would be a hit record. >> joe madis...

>> so powerful she made italians paint cadillacs pink. in terms of cultural resonance, her being called an icon, that's not hype. what does she mean to us? >> she had a hit record in every decade of her pop career. so she had longevity going for her. music is one of the best things we do in america. i mean we invented ragtime and jazz and blues and rock and rap. when you think of the great voices america has ever put out, she's at the top of the list. that's saying something. the thing that we do best as americans in terms of art, she was the best at it. and she wasn't just a singer. she was a...

>> she had a hit record in every decade of her pop career. so she had longevity going for her. music is one of the best things we do in america. i mean we invented ragtime and jazz and blues and rock and rap. when you think of the great voices america has ever put out, she's at the top of the list. that's saying something. the thing that we do best as americans in terms of art, she was the best at it. and she wasn't just a singer. she was a terrific pianist. she told me once she was thinking about putting out an album of instrumentals. she was a great arranger. if you listen to the "amazing gr...