It's a funny word, persistence. It means not giving up, but it also means just passing on through time.

Hip-hop is so much about character and caricature that people just see you as a character. Very rarely are you flesh and bone to people.

I believe that the only people who really, truly benefit from any of the policies of Republicans are the wealthy. I'm in that 1 percent tax bracket, but I'm not a man of wealth.

Half the time, my job is basically to talk people off the ledge. It's more psychological than just me picking up some sticks and counting, "1, 2, 3, 4."

According to my parents, I just started drumming when I was two. I traveled with them from five to seven on the road, playing percussion. Between 8 and 12, my dad sort of prepared me by teaching me every aspect of road life.

I hate videos. I'm meticulous on everything from cover art, fonts, productions, mixing. But when it comes to videos, I just feel so defeated.

For anyone that's ever had a musical breakthrough in their career, it's always followed by the departure period right after.