I love to leave the interpretation of my music up to the listener. It's fun to see what they'll say it is

I imagine that when I am creating a song or a project or an album or putting some clothing together or cooking a meal, whatever it is, I don't really have a recipe. The fun part is to throw that big piece of clay in the middle of the table as hard as I can, and whatever shape it takes, that's what shape it takes, and then I start to carve away.

Because you're responsible for [children]. You are there to protect them, not possess them. I tell them, "Watch me and you might learn something."

I love to leave the interpretation of my music up to the listener. It's fun to see what they'll say it is

People are uncomfortable with sexuality that’s not for male consumption.

Hip-hop is not something we do, it's something we live. It's the way we dress, the way we talk... everybody bobbing to the same beat. It's a culture, and you have to find your own place in that culture. Top 10 or Top 40 can't dictate that. They can only dictate what's marketable.

When you're in a relationship you want it to work. My parents did, I did. But we are not taught how to make it work.