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

I'm not shy about heated debate or passionate discourse, but when people get crazy or rude, that's a buzz kill. There's got to be a better code of conduct, some basic etiquette.

That's what I've been trying to strive for - to draw a clear picture, to open up a new dimension.

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.

All the things that are worth doing, take time.

I give a damn if any fan recalls my legacy, I'm trying to live life in the sight of GOD's memory.

The test in life nowadays is just trying to keep yourself charged up with enough good feeling. It's like, "OK what am I going to do to feel really good today?" Not like, some chick or a drink.