I'm always fighting either to have a house work with us or to head a house. It's a lifestyle I can totally see: the future, modern Versailles, modern Versace, modern Calabasas, paparazzi, celebrity language. I just want to build a collection that's around me and my wife and my kids.

Here's something that's contrary to popular belief: I actually don't like thinking. I think people think I like to think a lot. And I don't. I do not like to think at all.

People need to understand that hip-hop that has gun talk is just for entertainment; similar to if you were watching a movie.

Success is the best revenge.

Criticism can bother you, but you should be more bothered if there’s no criticism. That means you’re too safe

If I do become more successful, either as a producer or a rapper, I'm going to do everything I can to help whoever I can on the label.

I'm still just a kid learning about minimalism, and he's a master of it. It's just really such a blessing, to be able to work with him. I want to say that after working with Rick, it humbled me to realize why I hadn't - even though I produced "Watch the Throne"; even though I produced "Dark Fantasy" - why I hadn't won Album of the Year yet.