I prefer to unwind by DJing. I learned that from Mike D from the Beastie Boys. After a show, he would DJ. Once I saw that, I wanted to do that. And now DJing is like my lifeline. I love the power it represents.

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

Hip-hop is such a disposable art form from a business standpoint. It never treats its artists as art; it never treats its product as art.

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.

How do you plan a rebirth? I'm not sure you do. You just stand in the darkness until you can't endure it any long, and then you move forward until you're standing in the light.

The only mofos in my circle are people that I can learn from.

In terms of being a 'sneakerhead,' there was one point where I was obsessively following every sneaker blog. That's the beauty of Twitter: To get the heads up on what's coming out.