Music Quotes

Working with Love and Death on 'Let Me Love You' was sort of a supernatural experience. I was mourning the loss of a loved one when I recorded the song.

Rot' is one of my favorite songs from the Life Screams album and we had an amazing time making the video. I hope it brings new freedom to the soul and new life to the hearts of all who watch it.

Groups break up because they never got across what they wanted to do personally, and they have creative differences, and egos start to clash.

People are used to music that justifies street culture but something that's not touched on is why these kids act the way they act, live the way they live.

I'm Machiavelli's offspring, I'm the king of New York, king of the coast, one hand, I juggle them both.

Sonnymoon and Quadrants are a couple of bands that really inspire me in terms of the melodics of things and certain tones and just what feels good. It takes me back to the type of music that I grew up on in my household. We played a lot of gangsta rap, but we also played a lot of oldies, and I think that mix is part of what inspires my sound.

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.

I'm sticking to the script, I'm putting that organic feeling back in the game.

As long as my music is real, it's no limit to how many ears I can grab.

When you go on your Twitter or look down your Timeline and it's all great positivity - I love that. But at the same time, it can really divert you from what your purpose is or what you're trying to do. And I've seen artists get caught up in that.

If I'm gonna tell a real story, I'm gonna start with my name.

My whole thing is to inspire, to better people, to better myself forever in this thing that we call rap, this thing that we call hip hop.

I'm standing on a field full of landmines, doing the moonwalk, hoping I blow up in time.

I penetrate the hearts of good kids and criminals.

My lyrics say I have morals, I have confidence, I have weaknesses, I have strong points, that I am a human being.

Consequences from evil will make your past haunt you.

Don't you know your imperfections is a wonderful blessing, from heaven is where you got it from.

Hip-hop is not the problem, our reality is the problem.

My rights, my wrongs, I write 'til I'm right with God.

I think that's why I put my energy into making music. That's how I get my thoughts out, instead of being crazy all the time.