There's an obligation to not lead people down the wrong path, but I hardly think me wearing short shorts on stage is creating monsters.

T.I.'s my mentor; he's a really close friend of mine. I call him my brother like we talk on the phone all the time. He's helped me with my career.

I think that music is still art, even if it's commercialised.

Being talked about like a package - I feel like that all the time.

There's a difference between being yourself and being your stereotype.

Whenever my country has something bad happening I feel guilty for not being there. It's weird.

At the very worst, if I have a short-lived career, at least I could say I sparked a change - that I inspired some leniency in what people accept in hip-hop. And if I have a very long career and can be gyrating in a leotard at 35, that would be great.