Just because the laws were changed doesn't mean that the attitudes have changed.

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.

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.

I have a lot of those 'Forrest Gump,' I-was-there moments.

I've always been a lover of hoodies. I'm a guy that travels a lot. I'm a guy that spends a lot of time on a cold air-conditioned tour bus. I'm a guy that likes to watch movies in peace. I'm a guy that likes to travel in the airport in peace.

Every time a new record started, people exhaled with pleasure, or their bodies moved automatically. I really started getting high off of the euphoric exclamations. Every record I put on was like a baptism.