Michael Jordan on the court is a completely different guy. If the play requires him to leap out all the way and grab the ball, that's what he'll do. He may be a completely shy, withdrawn sort of person [off the court].

In the early '90s, when I really started to find my voice, I was reading a lot of books, and I was moved by the writers, like Chinua Achebe, and I wanted to be able to write rhymes that were as potent as what I was reading.

At its heart, music is all higher mathematics.

I've always loved rhyming. I love language.

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

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.

It wouldn't be fair to cast aspersions on an entire cultural movement based on the actions of a few. To quote my grandfather, 'One bad apple don't spoil the whole bunch.'