I'm someone that examines culture and tries to break down why things are the way that they are whether its hip-hop music, sex, race, or consumerism. I try to examine it and scrutinize it to the point where I can write a song.

We are what we wear, we wear what we are

I think what's wrong with the fashion world, particularly men's fashion, is the lack of creativity behind it.

I've never been a religious person. I've been a spiritual person since I was about 15, 16, when I was first introduced to Psilocybin [mushrooms]. That really opened me up to thinking about the universe in a different way, and coming to significant realizations about my connection to something greater than me.

The skyline is etched in my veins. You can never put that out, no matter how hard it rains.

I'm not more or less conscious than any other rapper out there.

Sampling is kind of prehistoric, given the technology and the textures you can create.