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The people that only listen to one song from a record and flip around that much, if that's the only way they listen to music, they're probably the kind of people that like music as something to drive to, you know?

I'm kind of insane when it comes to music, a little obsessed.

I always say, 'Hip-hop takes me everywhere.' It's crazy when I step onstage, and people might not speak much English, but they know every word to your songs. It's kind of freaky, but it's really cool.

I've realized that I love all forms of music and get excited when any artist goes crazy and creates something that is an experience.

There are plenty of people who are, I think, completely racist who love hip-hop.

I think when people say 'real hip-hop,' they want it more buried in the streets. They want it more connected to the streets and the grime and the roughness of the streets. They don't want the fluff.

Sometimes you have the trends that's not that cool. You may have certain artists portraying these trends and don't really have that lifestyle, and then it gives off the wrong thing. And it becomes kinda corny after awhile. It's really about keeping hip-hop original and pushing away the corniness in it.

That's the reason why I'm making albums. That's the reason why I love hip-hop: It's a challenge every time.

People underestimate the hip-hop audience and the capacity to understand politics when it's part of music.

Well, hip-hop is what makes the world go around.