I've been around a lot longer than most rappers stay around. So I don't feel like, I haven't made too many career mistakes.

I think hip-hop has changed. When I first came out, hip-hop was more of a kind of way to learn about new places, new things. What are kids doing on the East coast, what are kids doing here. Then it left that and is like a party mode. I think it's going back to people wanting to get messages and wanting to learn things from the music.

If the day did not require an AK then it was good

I really appreciate family. I really can't imagine life without them!

I still want to put together bigger and better programs to work with the community. I still think I could do better on that end.

The real is always presented. That hardcore record or movie is not needed in the hood, because it's already there. You can see it with your own eyes.

When you have a good movie, it's hard to categorize it. It's everything. It makes you laugh, makes you cry and makes you think.