I talk about life, and I make universal music with an American style – and that’s what I do.

I definitely have plans to do more collaboration albums in the future. I’m a big fan of Common. I’m a big fan of Scarface; I’m a big fan of so many people, from Jeezy to…...

When you have a daughter, you want to protect her from the things that I’ve seen out there, you know, the things that’s out there that ain’t good for her. It’s a crazy world we...

Hip-hop is really standoffish. It’s really competitive and it’s really about who’s number one all the time. Sometimes it gets out of hand.

Anybody I’m dating, I don’t want them to talk about my music. I don’t talk about my music to them.

You can’t please everybody. You’d be crazy if you’re trying to. So take some time out to do some things for yourself.

I’ll always love rap, no matter what’s going on.

I’m just little me, an American who wants to see his country do better.

I think I’ve had the longest career of strength, focus, and still being able to sell records. I think I’m that guy. I’m still blessed with the opportunity to make music and pass out a...

Once you make it to your point of making it, you’ll appreciate the struggle.

I love the art world, I love art galleries, I love what it means – I love art.

I had a pretty public divorce. They’re not easy – divorces – and it took me a long time to really get through.

Man, me and Biggie were the biggest artists in New York. When he passed, I was so messed up. My attitude was messed up about him dying. There was an East-West thing back then, and...

My record company had to beg me to stop filmin’ music videos in the projects. No matter what the song was about, I had ’em out there.

‘Life Is Good’ represents the most beautiful, dramatic and heavy moments in my life.

You know, rap is sort of like a form of talking, right? So it’s like you can hear, you know, the slaves doing it. You can hear, like, you know, Africans and Jamaicans doing it...

Hip-hop is the streets. Hip-hop is a couple of elements that it comes from back in the days… that feel of music with urgency that speaks to you. It speaks to your livelihood and it’s...

I want to sound like an instrument. I want my voice and my words to marry the beat. I go with the rhythm of it and the words start to come to my mind and...

Let’s not forget, art can sell. You ain’t gotta front all the time on your records.

With age comes common sense and wisdom.

N.Y. hip-hop is ok, but we gotta become brave again; we have to be brave enough and do something new – that’s what New York is about… New.

I never stood for any president in my life, never voted, before Barack Obama. It changed my life to vote. It starts there with me. I never cared for politics before Barack Obama. I never...

GaGa is one of my favourites. Her voice is incredible and she’s fearless and she’s ahead of the game. She’s ahead of the entire game, and I admire that.