Every time I get in the studio, I feel like I wanna have some fun. My fun is not doing the easy work. My fun is doing what's me.

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

Big L scared me to death. When I heard that on tape, I was scared to death. I was like there's no way I can compete if this is what I gotta compete with.

The big stars in rap, they were too big, so when my rap generation started, it was about bringing you inside my apartment. It wasn't about being a rap star; it was about anything other than.

Freedom or jail clips inserted, a baby's being born/ Same time a man is murdered, the beginning and end.

The further I get, the further I want to go

You're supposed to be who you are. You're supposed to make music that is true to you.