The unique essence of being an artist is dying. Eveything looks the same. Now there’s a formula. And it works. - But it takes away from the reason we do it.

I tried football and got my ass beat. I tried baseball, and the ball knocked out one of my teeth.

We all possess exactly what we need to be our greatest selves.

The idea of dates, boxes, categories are very scary for me.

I learned how music works dealing with Jermaine Dupri, and I learned how image works dealing with Puff Daddy.

The more youth begin to recognize that they have a voice, the more change is possible.

As you go down the rabbit hole of reading into our history, you realize that there are so many things that history books didn't teach us about ourselves.