I didn't really realize how big I was 'til I started to tour, because being in your own neighborhood, people don't actually give you full props.

When you start to really travel and you get to these abstract like places in the world, you would see certain people's names. It seemed like we could go anywhere. Like when we went to Afghanistan, you'd see in the dressing room Run DMC's name. Certain rappers are like journey men.

If I'm going to be a jazz player, I need to understand Miles Davis.

I'm a big Brad Pitt fan. He's really talented. I think a lot of men are intimidated by him, saying he's just a pretty boy or whatever, but he is a bad man. I think he can act.

I was a pretty bad person early in my life.

The music led to the acting. But movies aren't something you can just will yourself into. Someone has to choose you, and you have to be quite fortunate to be chosen.

Being cool is when you win, you don't get too happy; and when you lose, you don't get too mad.