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 love hip-hop, because you can do this like that and still be super successful! You ain't gotta hold your tongue.

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.

You could put me on any track. I support that one million percent. Whatever the track is, I'm going to smash it. Believe that.

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.

I feel like I introduce another level of my creative ability on every album.

Why you got your ass on your shoulders?