Most people think its sex, money, and drugs but Hip-Hop is about lyrics, storytelling, and everybody having a different style. That's just another idea of beautiful, being yourself and creating music that represents you and what you like.

I think people in the hip hop culture really just care about who has the bars. I'm sure there are people, who see it differently outside of the culture, but most people are concerned with who's a better rapper and that's that.

I want to be great at what I do. I don't want to be just an average rapper.

Never blame a man for misfortune, do it yourself.

It's hard as a person to just put your life out there for the world to judge. That's what music is and what you're supposed to do with the art, live and release it to the world.

When I was young what made me really want to be a rapper was when I saw MC Lyte.

Being simple and complicated at the same is what makes Jay-Z so great.