Everybody could write, deejay, rap. Everybody could do it all.

It’s very seductive to focus on what you don’t like as opposed to celebrating all that it is that you do.

Ain't nobody making music to not be heard and the easiest way to be heard is to be on the radio, but you should never compromise who you are, your values or your morals.

I think music sharing of any kind is great.

Hip hop is at its essence a folk music, because it speaks the language that people are still speaking at ground zero, it speaks the language that people speak on the streets.

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.

God gave us music, so we play with our words.