Some people say I'm saying what they wanna say. Some people don't agree. Some people are outraged. Some people want to see what the album is about. To me, hip-hop's been dead for years. We all should know that, come on. With that being said, then, the object of the game now is to make money off of exploiting it. That's what it's all about - get this money. That's basically what I'm saying.

When I made Illmatic, I was trying to make the perfect album. It comes from the days of Wild Style. I was trying to make you experience my life. I wanted you to look at hip-hop differently. I wanted you to feel that hip-hop was changing and becoming something more real.

I think marriage is a beautiful thing. I'm still a supporter of it.

I want to have fun. It's a beautiful life. You learn, you win, you lose, but you get up.

I think more people want to be rappers than anything else.

I guess entertainment means blatantly lyin'

You don't want to disappoint. Especially someone like me who's been out of music for years and hasn't had an album in like, four years.