Turnin' nothin' into somethin' is God work, and you get nothin' without struggle and hard work

Hip hop started in NY so it's important that New Yorkers realise that to talk about NY music and its sound should not be a small-minded conversation. Music is supposed to evolve. It's supposed to be going through changes, it's not supposed to sound exactly the same as what it did when it started. NY hip hop has to be allowed to move on and grow and expand.

I want to hear the artist. I want to hear them give me something that I can relate to, other than the fact that everything's about bragging.

Hip-hop is the streets. Hip-hop is a couple of elements that it comes from back in the days... that feel of music with urgency that speaks to you. It speaks to your livelihood and it's not compromised. It's blunt. It's raw, straight off the street - from the beat to the voice to the words.

I live in L.A. because my kids do. Home is where my kids are for me.

Hip-hop is bigger than the South, hip-hop is bigger than New York.

People afraid of criticism but I always put myself in a sacrificial position,they been know I ain't just rappin for fame