I think music all the time.

I don't think I'm really so unique. If every black person looked at their life they would quickly discover that they have been influenced by every type of music prevalent in America.

Artists don't always know. Almost every song I ever recorded that was a hit at the majors that the promotional people picked I didn't think it would be a hit. I was wrong every time!

A lot of the hip hop artists don't write music. They write words.

The true beauty of music is that it connects people. It carries a message, and we, the musicians, are the messengers.

I think I am a radical. I have never deviated from that. By radical, I mean someone trying to go to the root of things.