I know that the nice shines I have on is going to pass. The nice cars will pass. All that will stay is the music and the work. That's where I get the inspiration to help people out and work

When I rap, I get to express myself in a way where putting words together is like poetry, and sometimes it's better to talk in certain expressions than sing, you know? So I love, I love to rhyme when I want to express certain things.

You get quick money, it's beautiful, there's sunshine, but at the end of the day, you find out it's all a masquerade, baby. It's not what it seems.

I like to go against the grain, against what's out there. Every day is like a challenge.

I was a jazz major in high school, in an all-jazz band. No matter what I do, it features my musical influences.

The thing which America allows you to be is it's the country of opportunities.

I'm not going away fast; I've been around for a while, and plan to be around for a while more.