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

I think that there will always be artists out there who think they need to sign a major label deal in order to be successful. And that machine is what is going to work for them - there's tons of examples of pop stars who need that machine.

Vote Love means vote equality. It means vote change. It means vote whats right for humanity.

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.

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.

Calling each other faggots behind the keys of a message board.