I've reached a point in my life where my Truman Show boat has hit the painting.

I don't want to do rap that makes people feel bad.

I make music as good as possible, but I do reference cultural icons, because I want my music to be a time capsule of 2007.

The longer your gevity is, the more confidence you build.

I used to have insecurity about my finances, then I announced that I had debt, and now I don't have any insecurities.

But I think I'm on track to do something even bigger. I liberate minds with my music. That's more important than liberating a few people from apartheid or whatever.

I honestly feel that because Steve has passed, you know, it's like when Biggie passed and Jay-Z was allowed to become Jay-Z.