Groups break up because they never got across what they wanted to do personally, and they have creative differences, and egos start to clash.

[Drizzy] reached out to me through Chase N Cashe, they're brothers, they're one. Chase N Cashe made the connection, played some of my music and he [Drake] got up on it, got interested in the music and just reached out and said "You know what, let's work."

Being where you from is a strong genetic. You can't run from it.

The more people I meet, the more cultures I start to embrace, the more people I open myself up to - it's a growing process I'm excited about. But it's also a challenge for me, to be at this level and still be able to connect with somebody who's living that everyday life. At first it was something I struggled with, because everything was moving so fast. I didn't know how to digest it. The best thing I did was go back to the city of Compton, to touch the people who I grew up with and tell them the stories of the people I met around the world.

Look inside my soul and you can find gold and maybe get rich. Look inside of your soul and you can find out it never exists.

I'm standing on a field full of landmines doing the moonwalk hoping i blow up in time

Eventually you get to this point where you understand what you want to do and get across and sound like.