I not only wanted to showcase lyrical skills but also continue to drop knowledge on the hiphop community. I'm looking to elevate through my music, and through my music I educate.

There's a lot of activism that doesn't deal with empowerment, and you have to empower yourself in order to be relevant to any type of struggle.

There just needs to be a gay rapper. He doesn't have to be flamboyant, just a rapper who identifies as gay - who's better than everybody. Unfortunately hip-hop is so competitive that in order for fringe groups to get in, you gotta be better than whoever's the best.

You have to learn how to harness technology so you can use it for positive stuff without being disconnected from nature.

Things are fluid in this world, and if you don't remain fluid, you get lost in the sauce.

That's what hip-hop is: It's sociology and English put to a beat, you know.

You'll be fooled if you only get your hip-hop from the mainstream, you know. The things that move people are not just found in the mainstream cultures. And when we talk about hip-hop in general, hip-hop's basically preoccupied with life.

A true artist does not depend on radio for success. A true fan does not let radio determine what they support.

My fans like to be romantic. I feel like I’m creating at least at the same level or even a higher level of creativity than I was at twenty-one. I’ve gotten better as an artist.

Fortunately, artists can live off their works, if you’re creative at how you do it. If you just depend on the videos and the radio, you’re at a loss.