We've been sold a concept of joy through advertising. It was somehow sold to us through a Gucci bag or something.

I think America just needs to get real when it comes to the way our kids speak and communicate. They need to understand what happens in rap.

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

They say ya additude determines ya laditude.

Why, if someone is good in one field can they not be accepted or given the slightest opportunity to express and be creative in other fields?

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.

If you a Kanye West fan, you a fan of yourself.