Don't worry, Even Jesus never saw his real father.

There's always people out there that's like, doubting me, you know what I mean? Even though I do embrace the people that embrace me and I'm grateful ….

I didn't even have to be a big fan of someone to enjoy hearing them speak. I remember when Nikki Giovanni came - I wasn't really familiar with her. B….

I do put a lot of God in my music, but not because I'm super religious. There are a lot of demons in my music, too. I acknowledge both..

I'm a super-duper over-analyzer. You mix that with self-doubt and pressure, and that's never healthy..

I was just a goofy little funny kid, who was always getting sent to the principal. It wasn't serious because I was smart. I wasn't like a true troubl….

I pay attention to lyrics and I know what rap fans care about. I try to write for the average listener and I'm conscious of the mainstream without se….

In my mind, New York was the place where they had the underground rap shows and I could get in on some ciphers and just rap. This whole fantasy world….

I just feel like, with rappers, there's so much complacency. It's like, 'Oh, I'm a rapper. I'm successful. I make money. That's all that matters.' Bu….

In hip-hop, there's not a lot of love. There's not a lot of love being spread. It's always like 'I'm stuntin' on you raps, or I'm better than you rap….

There's still value in a CD, even if it's just nostalgic. People are still willing to pay. But it can't compare to a digital-only release where you c….

When I first started rapping, when I switched my style to more like a punch line style - this is when I'm like 13 years old - and I switched it to th….

I was a class clown. At 12, I was definitely clowning. I was making all the jokes. But I was smart, so the teachers didn't know what to do with me..

You can't take yourself too seriously. Like, yeah, I'm doin' all that, but still I don't feel like I've done anything, really. I feel blessed 'cause ….

Don't let bridges you cross be bridges you burn..

It's the way I enjoy making art - I like sitting down and making five beats; I enjoy that process. I can go two weeks without making a song and just ….

Sometimes I try a Mai Tai. It's so fruity. It's a little embarrassing, but I like it..

Even my momma asked what I'mma do. Decisions, decisions/ In case this is war, then I load up on all ammunition/ If a n----a want problems, my trigger….

I'm not gonna be bad at anything, and I want to actually be the best at anything I'm doing. So if I'm playing basketball, if I'm taking the SATs, lik….

The same ones you love will bring you pain..

I want people to follow their dreams, yes but I'm not interested in telling young black kids how to be rappers I want to show them that there's so ma….