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When you do rap albums, you got to train yourself. You got to constantly be in character.

It must surprise people that I'm such a rap fan, but it's true. Sometimes, just staying in, putting on some rap music, and letting loose is all I need to have a good time.

The roots of rap are originally ghetto-ised or extremely working class. So when you're an artist who's making something which isn't how its mainstream appearance should be, there's always these strange questions of authenticity and what you have to do to be 'real' as a rapper.

I pay attention to lyrics and I know what rap fans care about. I try to write for the average listener and I'm conscious of the mainstream without selling out.

I'm not really into rap.

I just consider myself an artist. I don't really rap. I don't really sing. I just do what I feel is good, and people like it.

To me, rap music is bigger than who's the coolest rapper, the biggest rapper. It's everything about your personality.

When I went to college, I made my first mixtape, and Sean gave me three verses for it. That was a big reason anyone ever listened to my music. I definitely wouldn't be talking to you now if it wasn't for Big Sean.

I don't even really like rap music.