I think Def Jam happened to be one of the labels that really didn't have a good grip on things that were going on. I'll say that - that's my political answer.

Why try to fit in when you a stand out?

You want attention, you want support, you want to be treated properly, and I don't wanna have to go anywhere and teach people how to treat me.

I think Def Jam happened to be one of the labels that really didn't have a good grip on things that were going on. I'll say that - that's my political answer.

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

I came up in battling and just wanting to compete. Even if you had no real problem with someone, you just wanted to compete.

Sometimes you gotta stand by your failures to recognize your success