The same things go on everywhere, whether you're from the city, the country or wherever..

I aint choose to rhyme, Rhyming chose me..

A lot of people thought I was going to be a one-hit wonder, so I had that chip on my shoulder..

You know, I think when people fly the nest a little too soon, as far as getting involved in movies, anything beyond the music can make it suffer, I j….

God makes something special and unique about each person that sets them apart from every other person, and to me that's is what artistry is about, wh….

When people screamed novelty the first time around talking about an ugly video and stuff I was really insulted because, hold on a minute, everyone yo….

In the rural South, 'Bubba' is like how people say 'dude' in California. It's a name for a regular Southern man. I know a Chinese Bubba, a black Bubb….

You know, that's kind of the thing, I can't freestyle and I used to always wonder why I couldn't, and when I would try once out of every six months, ….

If you take any populated place - any major city in America - and drive 45 minutes from that spot directly out of town you'll be in about as country ….

Well not really to get attention, but to entertain, but you know to show some elements of rural life as well, it kind of blended all in, its kind of ….

I think the hip hop world and the rock world still have a lot in common, but it certainly seems like things happen and break at a much faster pace in….

In the rural South, you have a town of 30,000 people and everybody's pretty much thrown on the same pile of doo-doo. You just learn to make the best ….

Whatever is about you that is translated into your art, that's gonna keep you completly original and fresh and I just think that, that's just the bes….

I'm not normally a jewelry person. I'm supposed to be a working class champion and all, and I don't like to rub my success in people's faces..

We never got on a big, big tour, but we did a lot of spot dates..

I wanted to tell my story in a way I haven't done before, things I've been going through in my life..

As far as the work I did with Timbaland, it was his sound and I just kinda floated in his direction. I just rapped over his traditional beats..

I feel that my ear candy is a little different from the ear candy most people are receiving right now..

I started writing when I was about fourteen, but when I was about sixteen you know, I heard Outkast, that was pretty much when I was sold on it..

I think the true rock fans are pretty loyal..

I want to get into the whole clothing thing, movies, but I just want to make sure that my artistry is locked down..