I relate to hustlers who want to get out of where they are and create something different for themselves.

I had to do this album. I tried thinking, "I'm not going to do it." But then I'm sitting there getting all suicidal and depressed, and I just start writing. It's like this inner drive. If I could choose, I would probably be living in the countryside and be fine with that, but I'm not.

It would be amazing if people listened to it when they needed shelter; it would be lovely if they didn't spit on it.

I know that I'm dealing with some kind of wound through my music.

I don't love all hip-hop, but I do relate to stuff like early Nas, 2Pac, Biggie, and MF Doom because they're also trying to escape a scenario.

I'm really depressing. Some people watch comedy to relax. I watch 21 Grams. I can recognize sadness and tragedy really easily because it's been with me forever.

I don't necessarily love all the collaborations that I've done; the more I work with other people, the more I realize that I want to work with myself.