I'm a black man in the United States of America, so I always feel like there's a target on me.

Mix-tapes are something that have been going on for a while. They've been pretty important to hip-hop. It's the way we advertise our music to the public for free.

It's something to be Great, It's nothing to be Famous

I just wanna affect the culture and wanna be able to support young people with goals that aren't just limited to rapping and producing.

Sometimes I'm just a little bit too honest. There was some things that were going on behind the scenes that I didn't like because it's not what hip-hop is about. Hip-hop is about honesty and it's about being real to the people, and I kinda felt like there's some instances where some artists aren't 100% honest with the people. Their integrity is lacking sometimes. And sometimes it comes out.

I hope everybody thinks they've got the best album. I wouldn't have put mine out if I didn't think it was the best.

There's a lot of real unity - and a lot fake unity, sadly. I think a lot of people are going to get an opportunity to pursue greatness and pursue careers outside of D.C. Not everybody is going to make it. I think there's a connotation that there's a lack of rappers out there.