You Learn More In Failure Than You

It's Always Been Most Important For Me To Figure Out "my Space" Rather Than Trying To Check Out What Everyone Else Is Up To, Minute By Minute. Technology Is Making It Easier To Connect To Other People, But Maybe Harder To Keep Connected To Yourself-- And That's Essential For Any Artist, I Think.

Electing A Black Man Named Barack Obama President In The Same Country That Elected George W. Bush - Twice! - Is As Far-fetched As A Hustler From Marcy Performing At That President's Inauguration. But It Happened.

When You're Growing Up, Your Dad Is Your Superhero. Once You've Let Yourself Fall That In Love With Someone, Once You Put Him On Such A High Pedestal And He Lets You Down, You Never Want To Experience That Pain Again.

The Average Rap Life Is Two Or Three Albums. You're Lucky To Get To Your Second Album In Rap!

Growing Up, Politics Never Trickled Down To The Areas We Come From. But People From Obama's Camp, And Obama Himself, Reached Out To Me And Asked For My Help On The Campaign. We've Sat And Had Dinner, And We've Spoken On The Phone. He's A Very Sharp Guy. Very Charming. Very Cool.