I repeat it until it works. It is important to record, otherwise you lose ideas. That's why I never stay away from the studio, I always [have] something to ask.

I know that everybody listens to me, but only my true fans will go and buy my album.

A mixtape is for the street, it's something you without necessarily thinking about it, because you have to stay in the game. It's like writing an e-mail saying hello to your friends.

This is the industry that wants [music], the rap industry.

I feel close to [Kanye West]. We're friends, this is not just a working relationship.

An album is a project with which you have to hit hard.

I know I have this image but in reality, if you take all my records, I had to use five or six [tracks].