I'm only in competition with my last level. It don't have nothing to do with music or anything. And the last level is hard competition, the last place you were.

People who say that music is dead or hip-hop is dead are refusing to evolve.

I view my hair and clothes as functional art.

I'm a performance artist first; I'm a recording artist second.

I don't know if I'll ever accomplish most of my dreams - I have so many.

I don't sing melodically. Rhyme pattern is how I sing. I also write like a lyricist or an MC because that's what I was before I was a singer. I just took those elements and put them into music.

If you want to relate to a certain audience or generation, you have to speak their language. I truly believe that.