I think hip-hop is actually one of the most challenging things that's happened in music in a long time. The people who are in charge of what people see or hear are afraid. What you hear on top 40 or what you see on BET or MTV is not a fair representation of what is really going on...

I never had any ambitions of being a movie star or anything like that, but you know, this is nice.

I don't wanna get into that space where a lot of guys now, their solo album is like eight or 10 songs with other people, you don't get an idea of who this guy is. I just wasn't interested in that.

I don't hate nobody. I hate certain conditions that are inflicted upon the people - and they're helpless with it.

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

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.

I guess something that you love to do, you gotta ease up off it and give it a little space, come back and be fresh to it.