Private schools have been attacking public schools and really I was just a pawn in their game. I speak at schools of all ages on a regular basis.

I'd take about 40 thousand CDs, and then take about three full vans of people to hit every hood, every mall, and every club. Just hit one city to the next.

Private schools have been attacking public schools and really I was just a pawn in their game. I speak at schools of all ages on a regular basis.

In changing times, we should all lend our support to the independent retailers. Without independent retailers, many of the biggest names in music would still be undiscovered. They break new artists and movements. We all know the industry is changing, but we can't forget where we came from.

Everybody wants to make better music.

Anybody can make hood music or club records, that's not hard. But can you make music that touch people's souls. That's what I was out to do.

People really don't know the extent of what I actually do. I'm not one of those rappers... "Hey! Make a hit. Throw it on an album! Sit at home and make more music." I put 4 or 5 mixtapes out and do shows all year long.