You can't come out on a record dissing the system and be on a label that's connected to the system.

When you start a business, go for the lowest hanging fruit.

I have to take what I say and make it heavy, so every single bar means something. And there's no riddles in my rhymes. Every single word means something.

When I recorded my first album, my ego didn't let me believe that what I was gonna say on the mic, anyone would really care about. But then when I found out that they did, I started to take it more seriously.

Before rap came along, I was, actually, actively in the streets; getting in trouble, doing the wrong thing.

The truth is, everybody I've ever met who's successful is a workaholic.

Who can protect themselves from betrayal? The day your brother wakes up and plans to do you dirty, there's no defense against that.