If you've become a huge act and you're still doing the same music you wrote with your friends when you were making zero dollars, you're lazy.

When I went to school, it was really just to immerse myself in listening to, studying, and making music.

You know, most people called rap stupid when it started, and it was one of the most innovative music forms of its time.

I've since become really good at overwhelming myself.

What's completely insane to me is that people would consider music that's simple to be dumbed-down. Couldn't simplicity be a deliberate, smart choice?

Tackling still comes down to leverage and owning that leverage and making your hits.