I Have Such Respect For

People Consider Black Star A Great Album, And I Think It's A Classic Album. But The Fact Is, Both Me And Mos Def Have Made Better Albums Since Black Star.

The Responsibility Of An Artist Is To Be Honest With Themselves.

I Gotta Be Dope First. I Gotta Be Appealing To Your Senses, And To What You Like First. Then The Message Happens. Then You Relate To The Message.

If You Ain't Using All The Talents God Provided You With For The Betterment Of Man, Understand, You Ain't Nothing But A Waste.

So I Just Had To Step Up How I Was Doing It And The Moment That I Stepped Up And The Moment I Focused All My Energy On That Is When Things Started To Happen. So There's A Direct Relationship Between My Inspiration And My Output.