It's the way I enjoy making art - I like sitting down and making five beats; I enjoy that process. I can go two weeks without making a song and just making beats and I'll be OK.

I pay attention to lyrics and I know what rap fans care about. I try to write for the average listener and I'm conscious of the mainstream without selling out.

I still wanna rap better than everybody else, and I wanna say important things.

Usually I start with a beat, I start making a beat, and my producer side is making the beat. And on a good day, my rapper side will jump in and start the writing process - maybe come up with a hook or start a verse. Sometimes it just happens like that. A song like 'Lights Please' happens like that.

I had a lot of resistance, and not just to fame. I was always conscious of not changing.

School is a good place - it ain't for everybody, but I think it's for most people.

Yeah school girl, cool girl. Your dress is sexy and your momma is a cougar.