I have a very connected history with Bilal. I heard his demo years ago. I heard all of the magic instantly. He's a master at interpretation of song.

You can tell how good a filmmaker is if you can turn the sound down but you can still feel the story.

One thing the music industry has taught me is to manage my expectations.

All we want in this life is peace, prosperity and a little paper...

For people who love Tribe, I'm the defector. They say, 'You should get back with Ali to do the beats.' But a lot of people don't realize I did all the music in Tribe. In the first three albums, I did all the beats!

Predating the Internet and predating videos, you had an active imagination. You would hear sounds and then get mental pictures of what these sounds felt like to you. It engaged you and made you more invested in it. It made you want to get tickets to the show, buy the album, put the poster on the wall. Now it's sensory overload.

Satisfaction, I have the right tactics... And if you need em I got crazy prophylactics.