The reason I've been groundedand able to make albums, is because I've allowed my friends to come with me and voice an opinion. That's who keeps you grounded, the people who have known you longest.

I can think of no one more relevant and credible in the hip-hop community to build upon Def Jam's fantastic legacy and move the company into its next groundbreaking era.

I'd rather die enormous than live dormant.

I seen the worst of the worst. I deserve every blessing I receive I'm from the dirt.

If I don't show the world growth, how are we going to grow?

Screamin' 'Carpe Diem!' until I'm a Dead Poet.

We change people through conversation, not through censorship.