D.C.'s a tough place to get love unless you're from D.C. It's like everybody hates you here. The only black person that everyone can agree on is Obama.

The ability to make somebody feel something: that's art. However you look at it, whether you're an author, a painter, a singer, a rapper, a spoken-word artist - art.

My job is to inspire the people, to be on top of my game and push my culture forward.

Not everybody is a great rapper; not everybody lives for the art of lyricism.

I'm insecure about things. I'm not afraid to say it, though. Even when my publicist is like, 'Go on the red carpet,' I don't wanna go.

Making love is, simply put, poetry in motion.

I take a lot of pride in my live show and put more energy there than I do in the studio.

I come from a place, with all due respect, who's never had a music star in hip-hop. So the odds is already against me.

I put my foot in my mouth sometimes. I'll be the first to admit it.