But there's so many things in life like women, like children, like God and family that transcends the world of hip-hop.

People didn't really take white rappers seriously until Eminem, because he was better than everybody. Like female emcees, you need to be like Lauryn Hill or Nicki Minaj or killing everything before somebody takes you seriously.

Just because someone has great content doesn't mean you like them as a rapper.

Let me finish my music, and let me present it the way I want to present it. And then share it, put it online, do whatever you want to do after that.

We get high on all types of drugs when, all you really need is Love

I have enough rhythm to blend at this point. I have enough rhythm to blend one song into another. But man, I have such respect for the art of deejaying. I hesitate to even call myself a deejay.

So I think hip-hop is moving and is going to continue to move in the direction of rappers just being honest with themselves, whether you're talking about Common and Mos Def or Nas and 50 cent.