I'm trying to do something real different; I'm trying to bring the street to real pop. I'm trying to bring the street to pop. Not watering it down, no nothing.

I've always tried different stuff in the studio. I use rakes, spoons, cans... I'm a surround-sound type of guy.

I don't have beef with nobody.

I wanna be selective... very selective. Right now, hip-hop's very boring to me. It's no excitement.

Greatness can never be over because you can lay it down for a minute.

I do music for the fans. I want to lift fans up.

Everyone wants to work with the big new producer or the hot new singer. The key is to find them before they're hot.