I think you have to drop an album to truly see the effects of your following.

I always want to execute and maximize off of potential, and this is a natural progression. Coming up as a youngster, I always wanted to be a rapper, but I knew that if I did everything right as a rapper, I'd end up as an actor, following the models of Ice Cube, Tupac [Shakur] and Will Smith.

People put me on a box, and I love when people think they know what I am capable of or not capable of. I thrive off of that.

I know what it's like to be told by your teacher that you'll never amount to anything.

We've somehow allowed ourselves to think it's okay to neglect and abandon our responsibility to ourselves and to our community. Everything cannot be blamed on the system.

You're gonna be your best salesman. If you don't sell yourself, nobody else is gonna have a better time with it than you. You've gotta get up for it, every day.

As long as you focus on your strengths and remain natural, then you come off natural [in your work].