I was one of the richest rappers in 2008. But it was definitely a strange feeling.

Since I was eight years old, I went to Trinity. I mean, I listened to Reverend Wright since I was a kid and I always heard him preach sermons of love and inspiration.

I was never a class clown or anything like that, but I do remember being in the first grade and my teacher, Mr. Chad, told the class one day that we were going to do some exercises. He meant math exercises, but I stood up and started doing jumping jacks. To this day, I don't know what possessed me to do that, but all my friends cracked up.

I've always loved watching the news on TV. As a kid, I loved watching Walter Cronkite, for some reason.

You still have that competitive thing where you want to try to make hits. That won't go away, unless the mayor of show business says my time's up.

Why not work with your friends? It's working with people you know, and you share the same sensibility.

I remember going with my mom to a random garage sale as a kid and thinking what a cool treasure hunt that whole world was. Only to transition as an adult to think, 'What a gross place that really is.'