My son is the reason why I write music. He's the reason why everything is different for me.

Be prepared to do whatever you have to do. If you get put in a situation where your back is up against the wall let your gun go off.

I was competitive in the ring and hip-hop is competitive too... I think rappers condition themselves like boxers, so they all kind of feel like they're the champ.

If you are ambitious, you are running in a tunnel that never ends. You will always find something new to go after. [...] I got high for the first time with Get Rich or Die Tryin' and I have been trying to achieve that feeling again since then, all the time.

It was great to watch her spin out of control because it makes the average person feel better.

The competitive nature of hip-hop culture has always had battling involved with it. So you battle with the other artist but not necessarily in business and everywhere else.

People who actually have money don't want to talk about it. They want to talk about everything else.