It was important that I became successful. People say they do it for the love, and yes, you do it for the love, but you want to be successful

You might see a female, and she triggers something, or you see an old lady walking down the street, she triggers something. You go to Africa, you see the vibes, that triggers something.

Right now I'm trying to help my sister with her school situation, 'cause she's real smart. Besides me, my other brother's a lawyer... my parents stressed education a lot.

I've never really [written] something that was inspired.

My songs are really never titled. Sometimes I call it one thing. then I change it

I've been communicating with the Fugees, and it feels a lot better now than it did three or four years ago.

Mama, you know you raised me with no father figure. I wanna take this time to thank you, even though I'm doing life.