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.

There are situations where I'm uncomfortable saying, "I'm a hip-hop artist." In some circles, the response is like, "Oh, OK, so... you have whores and your ties are shiny?"

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

The battle thing is very important in hip-hop, but at the same time, I want to sit down and have a beer and listen to Rakim.

I mostly write to music, even though I know I sound free-form a lot. Then there are times when I'll have a concept and hold on to it until I come across the right music that makes a marriage.

If you holding up the wall then you missing the point

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