I Just Don't Think It's Very Dignified

History Has Proven That It's Impossible To Crush The Artist. There's Always Gonna Be A Need For Somebody To Write A Poem Or Sing A Song About Something, About Life - That Makes It Real. There's The Word That Goes Beyond The Word.

Twitter Freaks Me Out. You Have Followers? It Feels So Obsessive And Proprietary.

In The Early '90s, When I Really Started To Find My Voice, I Was Reading A Lot Of Books, And I Was Moved By The Writers, Like Chinua Achebe, And I Wanted To Be Able To Write Rhymes That Were As Potent As What I Was Reading.

Beef Is Not What Jay Said To Nas; Beef Is When The Working Folks Can't Find Jobs.

Why Do I Need I.d. To Get I.d.? If I Had I.d. I Wouldn't Need I.d.