The key to longevity is to learn every aspect of music that you can.

Hip-hop is very diverse, but if you only focus on one aspect of it, then what you get is this image of Black America that is completely contrary to what actually goes on.

Music is music, ultimately. If it makes you feel good, cool.

What's missing from pop music is danger.

For me, the key to longevity - and immortality, in a sense - has to do with transformation.

There's not much longevity in music today. It's so easy to go in, put some pretentious lyrics on, with people saying the same thing over and over and over.