Black culture is a fight. We want to hold on to what we are, but sometimes the things that we are can be totally negative. You have to think: can't we try something new and not be seen as suspect?

I think that's what makes a good rapper. Somebody who wants to push themselves and their audience further.

I refuse to go back to not liking who I was.

One thing my dad once said to me, "You either want to be right, or you want to be happy. To be happy, there's gotta be a conversation."

They say my public persona don't have enough appeal, I take a lesson from Kanye and give 'em something real.

If it makes you nervous- you're doing it right.

May your dreams be sweet and your nightmares be spooky-monster-scary and not grandma-died-scary.