I had been through, of course, the divorce and I had been hit with some taxes that really showed me to be careful who's working with you and your money, and you have to be the one that is responsible for your money - you can't trust anyone and I did and I ran into a problem.

I think you gotta always do things that keep you excited in an [rap music] industry that's so bullshit. When you know that you have so much energy and so much to give, it would be a shame if the facilitators of that aren't enthusiastic about you doing it, because you've been doing it for so long. So you just gotta figure out ways in this insane business to keep it fresh.

I'm capable of anything, my imagination can give me wings

My first record - it was 1991. I was 16 years old. My first album came out when I was 20. So, I've been here that long and I still have the passion to do it.

Just do as much as you can.

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.

No temporary chaos is worth your sanity. Just knowing that whatever happens, it happens to the best of them too.