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.

The first thing that's important is to really have people believe in you. If you have that, you can do anything.

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

I'm just trying to make the best music I can possibly make and represent the new class or whatever. Myself and Cudi and Asher and B.o.B. That's all I can do at this point.

Some interviewers aren't even interested. They're just doing it because they gotta do it. Life is nothing without passion. Whatever you're doing, at least be passionate about it because I'm passionate about what I'm doing. I'm passionate about the words I'm saying right now. Just be passionate. When the interviews is passionate, it's more conversational and we're not covering the same ground.

The Loudest person in the room, is usually the brokest

I speak my mind. That's what we loved Tupac for.