I don't have advice for people on how to dress. People should dress based on what they find beautiful. My best advice: Keep your clothes clean.

What I take from writers I like is their economy - the ability to use language to very effective ends. The ability to have somebody read something and see it, or for somebody to paint an entire landscape of visual imagery with just sheets of words - that's magical.

Twitter freaks me out. You have followers? It feels so obsessive and proprietary.

I can't control what people think. I'm not trying to manipulate people's thoughts or sentiments. I write all the time. You have to experience life, make observations, and ask questions. It's machine-like how things are run now in hip-hop, and my ambitions are different.

I'm just an artist and I'm doin' what I like to do.

Focused. I'm a hustler. And my hustle is trying to figure out the best ways to do what I like without having to do much else.

You have to be an extremist to believe that you're gonna be the president of the United States and your name is Barack Hussein Obama! And he's using extreme methods, but his application is very smooth. Michelle Obama is extreme, her presence is extreme. And it's an extreme good. Extreme is not negative.