The biggest mistake I made and what cost me a lot of enjoyment in my life, was assuming that everybody cared. They don’t.

I'm not deluded enough to think that everyone who knows my name is a listener. You know, I hope that part of that interest - part of that public interest - has to do with me still making records that people like.

No matter what I do, I'm going to earn it.

I've learned to appreciate everything that has been given to me.

I know the heart of life is good.

There's a real self-serving element to hip-hop that threatens its life span.

It's almost charity work, what people have done, turning other people on to my music.