I want to be necessary and do good works. I ain't here to waste nobody's time, because I don't want you to waste mine.

Every time you ask yourself where hip-hop's going, ask yourself where you're going; how are you doing?

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.

I believe the projects were a social experiment; we were laboratory rats stacked on top of each other, and people just knew, inherently, that there was something wrong. There's not a lot of regard for the property by the residents.

If it's just fame for the sake of being famous, no one even cares about you - and you don't even care about yourself because you're like, "This is so ridiculous."

I'm growing as an individual, but your always growing. All of my albums are snapshots of where I am artistically.

Restlessness is my nemesis. It's hard to just chill and sit still.