I would just like to see hip-hop journalism in general take a step up and match the artistry. There have been great writers in music who are the caliber of artist as a writer as the people that they're covering.

The greatest threat of harm doesn't come from any bomb

All the pressure I have is from myself. I have a lot of pressure inside me. I wanna be great. I don't wanna be average.

The kids now are more productive than we ever were; they're a lot more prolific and productive in the sense that they have to have music out all the time.

The key is always the actual art itself, the actual music. There are all these myths out here that like, if you do this little trick, if you use this little strategy, it'll do it for you.

I'm albino, my family is white, but I was really raised, and taught my important life lessons, by the black community.

I try to make music that's really real. I've always liked music that makes me feel something. I'm not a brain first, music second person.