The key is always the actual art itself, the actual music. There are all these myths out here that like, if you do this little trick, if you use this….

I would just like to see hip-hop journalism in general take a step up and match the artistry. There have been great writers in music who are the cali….

I'm albino, my family is white, but I was really raised, and taught my important life lessons, by the black community..

The greatest threat of harm doesn't come from any bomb.

Feeling is always first for me in anything. I think the only way for sure that I know how do that is to write songs about things I feel strongly abou….

If you don't feel the blues, then you're not listening. Then you're just a professor or something..

I try to make music that's really real. I've always liked music that makes me feel something. I'm not a brain first, music second person..

If you don't believe inside yourself that you can learn a lot, nobody's ever going to do that for you. Nobody's ever gonna give you self drive. Nobod….

I've always loved independent music stores because the staff is usually there because of a genuine love and appreciation for music. They're more in-t….

Strategies are great, business models are great, but the reality is your music has to mean something to people..

The kids now are more productive than we ever were; they're a lot more prolific and productive in the sense that they have to have music out all the ….

Nowadays I embrace it all/Beautiful ideals and amazing flaws..

All the pressure I have is from myself. I have a lot of pressure inside me. I wanna be great. I don't wanna be average..

Blind in the eye, so I see you with my heart.

My genes tie me to those that despised me..