I always write to the moment. I've always been that kind of emcee. I don't wanna come in with all the paperwork and all o' that or whatever. That's good when you just an emcee from off the block that really don't have to work as hard as the next man. But when, you know... Y'all make me write like this, from, I guess, me makin' a classic and everybody callin' my stuff classic material - that makes me have to work ten times harder. But a lot o' times things just happen at the moment for me: spur o' the moment. That's just how it goes sometimes.

The most important thing is just to be recognised as a legend, like the people call me. To have that title attached to your name, you've got to be a bad man. It's an honour to have that role.

A star's the work - the work ethic you put into the business, and the people you excite. We only wanted to excite only a few people at that time, which was some o' the emcees that was hot that was in the game.

I think a lot of people can learn from listening to hip hop. It ain't always about beats and rhymes.

I'm not an artist that makes singles, I'm an artist that makes albums, and it's a totally different thing.

Call me the rap assassinator / rhymes rugged and built like Schwarzenegger

The better you get, the more your legacy shines. I always just try to go hard. If you don't want do it for real, don't do it at all.