Your closest and your most dedicated fans will be your ultimate test. They will test you.

Most artists are always fighting for their fame. They have that fear, like the saying goes, "out of sight, out of mind." They need to keep themselves out there. I have never had that fear. If I have any fear, it's not doing enough to reach people.

Rappers should just be able to perform what they create and satisfy the people that like and love them.

Right is right, and wrong is wrong, and when people start getting it confused, that means they need to sit down with some real people.

Oh, America is slipping away from the rest of the consciousness of the planet - slipping away.

The biggest thing that has happened to hip-hop is the clinging on to the corporation as the all-mighty hub of the music.

I grew up as a sports fan, and I know that a hall of fame is very different than an award for being the best of the year. It's a nod to the longevity of our accomplishment.