I learned from my teachers but became through my music

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

I write to the beat and let life play the guitar strings

Drug culture is extremely prevalent and probably most people know somebody whose life has been affected by drugs, if it's not their own or in their own family, they have friends. It's a never-ending process.

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

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

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.