What I want to be is the best bad guy you've ever seen.

Negative energy that comes at you in some form is energy that can be turned around - to defeat an opponent and lift you up.

A thug is what I want and a thug is what I need. And my friends don't understand, and I think it's jealousy.

Sleep is for those who are broke

Because hip-hop has no requirements, you deal with people that have the least intelligence on the planet. Some of the people that compare themselves to me, compare themselves to me because they rap and I rap. They can't even read the contracts that they sign to be a rapper, to do the deal.

When I reached the top in business, I adjusted to my new position – I became bolder and crazier than before. And I listened even less to people who tried to slow me down.

Without music I wouldn't have the ability to be in business. The opportunity to be in business came with the finances from music and the notoriety that comes with being successful as an artist. So I see myself as an artist first, but I'm absolutely conscious of business.