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.

Time will tell. Time is always telling. Time never stops telling.

I feel like the downfall of any person is the second an artist starts celebrating their work themselves, that becomes problematic.

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.

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.

Kurt Cobain represents a very legit, realistic outlook. Before that, in my head, to be a white artist was to be privileged.

I've come to the conclusion that the average person can do about four things a day, like four real things a day.