Music is how you feel. But if I can say one word, I'll say 'necessary.' I felt it was necessary.

I'ma continue to make records, continue to make hits, continue to be what I am, legendary.

Anybody that I ever dealt with knows that I'm a very focused individual, and when it comes to my work and what I do, you might have to play the back burner to that.

You've got to be happy with yourself. You can't sell yourself if you're out here and you ain't good. Because you're giving people messages, and if your message is wrong, then it's like the blind leading the blind.

Anything that looks good makes you feel better.

I love the streets, and the streets love me back. And when things ain't going the way they should go, they let you know... and when they happy, you gotta keep 'em happy.

I never wanted to be a statistic. I never wanted to be that cat who tried and never made it.