The only two things that scare me are God and the IRS.

I'm gonna try and change the course of hip hop again.

People aren't hearing all the music.

It's always been difficult to make a good record. To be perfectly honest with you, it's really about the person that's pushing the buttons. No matter what type of equipment you have, you still have to have a certain talent to be able to make a good record.

Black women are the strongest most hardworking people on earth.

The record business. It’s exactly what it is-Record-Busin ess. You have to take care of both, or they won’t take care of you.

Hear what the artists hear, and listen to the music the way they should, the way I do.