Just because you miss someone doesn't mean you need them back in your life. Missing is just a part of moving on.

The trust that I once built has been betrayed. But I'd rather live tellin' the truth and be judged for my mistakes, than falsely held up, given props, loved and praised.

Gay rights are human rights, there is no separation.

I learned from my teachers but became through my music

I grew up in the spoken-word community. Before everybody had a home studio, or before we could get booked for shows, open mics were the only way to be heard by other people. It really gave me a chance to develop as a performer. Reading a piece of poetry with no beat in front of 20 people is way more challenging than rocking for 10,000 people.

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

Expectations are resentments waiting to happen