I believe there should be no more drama, but it's everywhere you go. It's just about how you get out. You've gotta bob and weave because it's everywhere. How do I keep the drama low? It's about using your head.

The music business is really, really small. The real music is becoming almost extinct, if you don't stay true to who you are.

By the time I was a teenager, when I went outside the house, it was about hip-hop all the time. Nothing but hip-hop, block parties.

In the inner city, there's a mentality that the government owes you something. My breakthrough came when I stopped feeling sorry for myself and took responsibility for every part of my life. No more pity parties. I've gotta love me more than anybody else loves me.

I never do any album to beat it. I do it to extend it.

I wouldn't adopt, but what I will do is give my time and go and try to be there for people.

We are all spirits. We get depressed. But music makes you want to live. I know my music has saved my life.