I now possess the tools as a producer and a songwriter to really just go out and make smashes all day long. I could make an album full of smash records that got pop appeal. But my heart is in hip-hop. My heart is in telling stories. And it's like therapy for me.

Sometimes I try a Mai Tai. It's so fruity. It's a little embarrassing, but I like it.

Keep grindin' boy, your life can change in one year, And even when it's dark out, the sun is shining somewhere

Either you play the game or let the game play you and be that broke sucka talkin bout I stayed true

I'll be dammed if I sit around another year, Dreamin' dreams hopin' somehow that they just appear.

I yearn for that livin' large, but mama I ain't done yet/Sit back and watch your son rise, kick back and know your son set

I do put a lot of God in my music, but not because I'm super religious. There are a lot of demons in my music, too. I acknowledge both.