Sometimes when you're relegated to your neighborhood, you forget that there's more important things than your neighborhood going on out in the world.

I know my flavor's going to work because I just know there's not a lot of guys like me around. So you got to figure out what's that about you.

I get freedom out of hip-hop. I get to be a true artist without any shackles or harnesses.

I always said that what I do is street knowledge, you let the street know what the politicians of today are doing, and if the politicians are listening, let them know what the streets think.

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.

Our household is built on love and respect. And we don't really let negative vibes stay too long. It's worked out. I got a great family, great kids.

I'm not actually from Compton - I'm from South Central Los Angeles, and my father still lives in the same house I grew up in, so I'm there all the time.