DJ Jazzy Jeff is the best DJ you can have at a party. Did you see his playlist? He has good taste.

There [are] times when I put out an album, and I don't hear my songs really on the radio a lot, and it's like, Dang, I ain't inside that world. But I'm still moving some people or touching some people.

Don't believe in role models, but if I do, then I'm mine

My mom has obviously had a powerful influence on my life and her voice can describe certain things that I couldn't see in myself.

I felt like I had experienced a lot of things in the first chapter of my life, and I wanted it to inspire and motivate people, so I just started writing.

It's hard to see blessings in a violent culture

God created me to be an individual. And I am a Chicago dude that grew up the way I grew up and was named Rashid and was given a certain purpose and mission. So, I am rare for those reasons.