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.

I want to make music that I like; not something that I have to make because I think it's going to sell.

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.

The fame and the money and all that stuff that comes along with it is all great, but that's not the sole purpose of why I make music.

We become so numb to what we're saying.

I'm as honest as I can be.

If I'm using drugs and alcohol, it means that I've given up on my fullest potential.