I think the special stuff [music] still finds a way to be heard, as long as you pair it with a good release strategy.

A great song can come from anybody. A great performance can come from anybody. It doesn't matter who you are, and that's truly what I believe.

In a sense, touring is crazy. You go city to city playing the show over and over again. But there's something magic about being in front of people, so it's not like going through the motions every night. It's a different experience.

I see myself as a hip-hop artist, but I never wanted to make music for a specifically white audience. Thats not what I grew up around.

I think any time you're at the end of a trip you're usually pretty ready to come home and start working regularly again.

I stuck with my education, you know, I really did that for my grandma. It meant a lot to her that I finished school and in the grand scheme of things it was her who had saved and helped provide for me this opportunity to go to school.

I've put myself in this position where I haven't set myself up with a Plan B. I don't have a safety net; it's all in.