Brooklyn is where I primarily developed. I had an opportunity to make records and perform in clubs here and there, and I started networking with the right people in the right places.

Buy a nickel bag, smoke a little lye, get high tonight, get high tonight.

At the end of the day, man, you can't protect yourself from a haymaker that's coming in toward your face if you don't see it coming.

I wanted to make something that reminded people of the way albums used to feel. I wanted something as good as the stuff put out by the Bomb Squad, or Dr. Dre and his production crew, or 'A Tribe Called Quest.' I miss albums like those.

I have no trouble being a good dude because that's what I am.

It's been three years since I last performed here so I'm dying to tear the roof off Wembley Arena with some old school joints and brand new bangers. When I'm done, you're gonna remember it for a long time to come.

My making it is a combination of grinding, grinding, grinding and being lucky enough to finally get a shot.