Hip-hop in a lot of ways is like sports; when you go to a sports game, you see people from all ages, all ethnicities, all social classes, they're all there enjoying the game. Hip-hop has been one of the only forms of music that has provided that kind of atmosphere.

I had a dream that I was captain of fate. I lost control and then I sank.

Forgiving the people that hurt us most allows us to heal from the wounds they left.

If we can't come together, and have conversations and understand our biases and understand that hate, none of us are really the good guys here.

Instead of complaining that the rose bush is full of thorns, be grateful the thorn bush has roses. Perspective.

I've always done music to push people to get them to get uncomfortable in their seat so they could wrestle with things. Not to become pew potatoes, just simply sitting there, growing fat with knowledge and not applying it. It's a mixed tape that's really aimed and geared toward hip hop culture.

I like to have people around and an environment with constant feedback on what I'm doing.