For me the best thing about winning an award is when the people cheer for your win. When you can see that the people are really happy that you are winning something, that's the most reward thing in the world.

I called the album 'The Chemo' because it seems like the industry and music overall is dying slowly.

New York is traditional New York, you know what I'm saying? It's the stomping ground of the hustlers and go-getters

Why you got your ass on your shoulders?

My craziest ideas come from cartoons. I approach music by taking that cartoon extreme and the real life extreme and finding somewhere in the middle. The animated element lures people in, but the real-life substance puts the nail in the coffin.

You need to sweat yourself. Don't sweat nobody else.

I try to really understand every aspect of the most high; for me, the most high is Allah... I live my life by Islam.