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

You know, I've written many of my songs while driving - which is against the law in many cases.

When culture is created in boardrooms with a panel of six or seven strategists for the masses to follow, to me that is no different than an aristocracy. It's not created from the people in the middle of the streets, so to speak. It is created from a petri dish for the sake of making money, and it is undermining the longevity of the culture.

Some artists are told what to like and told definitions of what the music business is. That's a problem. Music is artistry, and you want your music heard, your act known. But artists don't know. They are ignorant the minute they sign a contract.

The best American is one who considers themselves as a citizen of the world.

Bigger doesn't mean better unless you really understand what bigger is.

You can't take anything with you. So I don't understand this whole psychotic area of greed, I don't get it.