Fundamentally, the purpose of the patent is to give you some sort of competitive advantage. If the patent gives you exclusivity over a wide swath of technology, it’s critical.

Me and Britney aren’t really the same type of artist, but I’m a fan of hers. I think she’s cool and really talented. But she does her thing and I do mine, and I’m excited...

The only people really down for it were my producers, my manager and my pops. People were like, ‘Yo, that will never get played. You’re playing yourself. You’re a fool. Why don’t you start writing...

This is big. She really packs out places. I’m really excited and I just wanna get out there.