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

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.

There's a lot of potential that goes unused in places like South Central L.A., a lot of brilliant, smart people who just don't have that chance to show it.

I'm not the type of actor who is trying to do a whole bunch of different shit, you know what I mean?

People wanted to have fun more than they wanted to learn from their music, and that's where the shift started to happen.

I don't know what's my first real memory. When you're little, you're always looking forward to days that are special, like Christmas, birthdays, the Fourth of July, and family gatherings. But I can't pinpoint my earliest memory.

I'm not really into the political game as far as paying politicians and stuff like that, I'm not into that. You do your job, and I'll do mine.