Nowadays, you can be yourself. You don't have to put on façade. You can be who you are and still be just as successful as the ones who put on the fake façade. You know, it's like reality is just as important as fiction.

You like a woman, she's got kids, it's a package. You can't just go in one-sided.

I identify with the bottom of the pyramid, because, outside of having money, I am at the bottom of the pyramid.

It's always great when you're able to give fans what they expect and even a little more.

People are still tied to their hoods, and it's usually not the artist, it's usually the friends and instigators who get it popping.

I've always gotten good grades, you know, with my teachers and my English teachers, 'cause I was able to - they'd say, "What did you do for the summer?" I'm able to explain it to them in a written form. And my teachers always patted me on the back for that, being able to take what's in my mind and put it on paper.

My son Darrel could recite 'Straight Outta Compton' at two years old. He loved it! You can expose your kids to anything as long as you sit there and explain it to them.