There's this thing about authenticity when you rap, right? Whether or not it's real, it has to feel real.

Writing rap songs is about flow, about one word blending seamlessly into the next and creating a thing that is possible to perform in a way that feels natural.

That's the great thing about being a teenager. You think you're a genius.

The act of being nice to somebody at Starbucks is actually a huge thing. It's a real change you can effect in somebody's life every day.

The fact that rap has a strict meter and stays to a click means that you have to make your thoughts concise.

The tricky thing about fast raps is not really the delivery of them; it's the writing of them, with consonants close enough together that you don't trip up over them.