To be hip-hop is much more than just rapping in the production. It is more in the attitude.

I don't think crack happened by accident. I'm part conspiracy theorist, because you can't develop something that dangerous and have it not be planned.

It's funny, I can see the science in how music is made with other artists, but it's hard for me to dissect my own thing.

I never want to get to that level of poverty where taking a bath has to be a hot-pot experience.

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

During the 2008 election, I made clear to the Obama campaign that I don't think it's wise for me to force my personal political agenda on anyone.

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.