Most important to me is being able to release music and have an astounding relationship with whoever would be distributing the music.

Up late talking to the fans on a website, That's the only thing that send ya man off to bed right

When you're young and you're comin' up, and you dream of gettin' this record deal, and then you actually get it, and, you know, its apples and oranges from everything that you pictured. The line was pretty self-explanatory to me: once I got in my major label agreement, I definitely couldn't deal with it. It was drivin' me crazy, givin' me gray hairs at an early age.

It is a different world, the underground. When you hit mainstream, you hit a saturation level and that turns some people off. When you are on more low-key stuff, it works to your advantage and it creates a buzz on the streets. At that point, the sky is the limit.

They say I'm difficult, so to put it simply....tell the world I never cared it was against me

I remember a day and time when the streets indicated what was hot online, and now I think it's starting to reverse a little bit.

For Joe Budden fans, and for Joe Budden, I like to focus on the creative side, and havin' a thought and bein' able to execute it in the booth. I think that song best displays me being able to do that.