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

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

Music is therapy. Music moves people. It connects people in ways that no other medium can. It pulls heart strings. It acts as medicine.

You have major labels that are willing to take unconventional approaches because the old model is crumbling in front of us.

Michael Jordan was a cultural icon that everybody on the playground wanted to be. The Bulls dynasty was a huge part of my childhood and it was the peak of my basketball interest as a kid.