I think all those artists are artists who are appreciated because you believe their words and you appreciate their honesty in their music. If you don't appreciate the honesty in the music, the beat can be fly as hell but…

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I not only wanted to showcase lyrical skills but also continue to drop knowledge on...

I not only wanted to showcase lyrical skills but also continue to drop knowledge on...

I met Mos Def around that time but I didn't hook up with him until...

I met Mos Def around that time but I didn't hook up with him until...

A lot of cats who buy records are straight broke, but my language universal they...

A lot of cats who buy records are straight broke, but my language universal they...

I don't feel comfortable making empty music.

I don't feel comfortable making empty music.

Hip-hop isn't as complex as a woman is.

Hip-hop isn't as complex as a woman is.

So I just had to step up how I was doing it and the moment...

So I just had to step up how I was doing it and the moment...

I'm not looking to set a standard... but, I believe I have offered a challenge...

I'm not looking to set a standard... but, I believe I have offered a challenge...

I will never do a record without some sense of responsibility.

I will never do a record without some sense of responsibility.

Runnin' through your town, huntin' you down, frontin' you down, this fuckin' clown tried to...

Runnin' through your town, huntin' you down, frontin' you down, this fuckin' clown tried to...

But it becomes disrespectful when the artist's process is not respected.

But it becomes disrespectful when the artist's process is not respected.

Y'all niggas can't hang like a loose noose.

Y'all niggas can't hang like a loose noose.

Once you're signed to a label you compromise.

Once you're signed to a label you compromise.

Hi-Tek is on three or four songs on the new record.

Hi-Tek is on three or four songs on the new record.

Rhymes stronger than Popeye with the spinach.

Rhymes stronger than Popeye with the spinach.

I'm down with the crew like Mussolini in Italy. I rock with The Roots like...

I'm down with the crew like Mussolini in Italy. I rock with The Roots like...

And you know, art as commerce, doesn't really make too much sense, they don't go...

And you know, art as commerce, doesn't really make too much sense, they don't go...

Consider me the entity within the industry without a history of spittin the epitome of...

Consider me the entity within the industry without a history of spittin the epitome of...

A lot of these people, these program directors, just like anybody else in the world,...

A lot of these people, these program directors, just like anybody else in the world,...

I think music sharing of any kind is great.

I think music sharing of any kind is great.

Hip-hop is a vehicle.

Hip-hop is a vehicle.