You can't judge my choices without understanding my reasons.

It's definitely the biggest lesson - not to take things personally. But it's also the hardest one.

Some people just don't want to see change, but thankfully there are a lot of people more optimistic for something new in music, even with the bigger picture like with Barack Obama getting elected.

Living life is a choice. Making a difference in someone else's isn't.

My background is not typical hip-hop. I didn't grow up in the projects. I grew up in a single family home in a middle-class suburb. That doesn't mean I didn't experience hardship, but to me it's not about that, it's about the future and where we are trying to take it.

I just wanna learn and I wanna grow. I wanna consume as much information as possible. I wanna be great.

People say that bad memories cause the most pain, but it's actually the good ones that drive you insane.