You feel pressured to do what you think the public wants, when in actuality the sales aren't reflecting what the radio is doing. Not in the least bit!

There needs to be someone who can lead you in the right direction.

Having the savvy to know what you want to say, how you want to say it, and what music you want to say it over comes with time spent and wisdom gained in a music career.

Radio makes it appear like you can get some sounds in a laptop and be the next dude. Those careers don't really last.

You have to understand the vehicle, the form that allows you to do what you do, and why that is.

The stuff I'm working on is quite dense. I'm seeing every four bars as a scene in a film.

Man, I would demand that artist come to the table with better variety. I would demand that musicians know music history, not just Hip-Hop, so that we could understand. The better your 'listening ear' is, the better your music will be.