I sacrificed a lot of things growing up.

My mother was a good woman.

When I was, like, 18, that's when I started to really take my own craft seriously and just noticed people were enjoying it. And when I put out my first mixtape, that's when I realized I could make this a career.

When I grab the microphone, I am the greatest rapper, musician, and artist that ever lived, ever, in the entire universe - but when I put that microphone down, I am a man with so much to learn, personally and professionally.

A lot of Americans desperately want to believe that China is full of poor people who can't innovate, and the only goods they make are cheap, toxic rip-offs our Western brands. They want to believe the only reason the Chinese economy is surging is because the West wants cheap goods and China knows how to make them that way.

The sinews of war are infinite money.

Money is something that keeps you alive and healthy and just keeps you focused. It's the drive. It's the passion.

It's very important to be curious in a very universal way. Whether someone is poor or rich, I'm curious about everything.