If I had interesting things to say, I would have been a speechwriter. I think it gets to musicians' heads a lot of the time. Just because people like your records doesn't mean what you have to say is going to be interesting.

The alleycats manipulate the blocks with gutter magic

Everyone's been on the "hip-hop is dead" campaign for years, and now it's the most unsure-of-itself genre ever.

You can't get someone to like something they aren't feeling. After you press play, there isn't anything you can do.

God helps those who have no-cut contracts.

I've learned I don't like being around people too much. It's hard to stand around and make conversation with people I've learned. But I do want to be the guy that can do it easily.

Honestly, I don't feel pressure to live up to anything I've done because I tend to not listen to my work once a year passes.