I remember listening to Sugar Free and Jay Z and I never really understood some of the stuff they used to say until years later. Then you hear it again like, Damn that's crazy. I just got what he's talking about.

People look at me and keep walking - but you can tell they know who I am. I want them to bug me. Its gonna be a sad day when they dont.

I'm not the 'rappity-rapper' type dude. All my music is really true. I can't just rap about nothing, just metaphors and putting words together. I can't just smash out material like other guys. I just want my albums to be crazy every time I drop one.

One thing I'm big on is believing in giving an album time. I'll say you'll have to give an album three years before you can call it a classic. If you can't listen to it three years later then it's not really a classic.

I would definitely want a hit record, but I still want the success to be around the album. Only the music can help me.

When you become an artist you're working away from home for so much time. You really see what the use of time means to you once you're an artist and you travel so much.

Charisma, that's my strong point. My personality was always good, but with music I had to grow into it. I grew into who I am now.