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.

When I got a chance to rap, I just busted my ass. When I got a chance to act, I busted my ass. Anytime I get a chance. I'm not wasting time. I won't do it if I'm not doing it 110 percent. You've got to work hard if you want to play hard. I like to play, but I know I gotta bust my ass.

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

If I do a song where I'm angry, when it's time to perform it live I'm not mad, I'm happy. I'm at a concert. But I have to somehow drum up that rage. That's acting.

When I make records I have full control of everything and I know how it sounds before it comes out, with films it's outta my hands.

You have to come in on a professional level to make it, otherwise you just can't get into rap.

When we say a rapper, a rapper can say a rhyme. But an MC can rock a party.