South Central is just who I am.
With comedies, I like to be a producer, because comedies can get corny and go off track real fast.
We come from the days when rap used to agitate the mainstream. Now it's more buddy-buddy. That doesn't sit well with me. So what we need is [a bit more] street politics, bringing up issues, agitating you a little bit. And nothing can agitate you more now than a terrorist threat.
Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall with a joint, drinking some eight-ball.
Rap is just somebody getting something off his chest. That's all it is.
I used to love to draw. I didn't want to go to art class because I felt that would be too corny when I was young, but architectural drafting was the cool thing to do because there was more precision. It taught me a lot about building and structures and doorways and frames and windowsills.