I like the fact that some of your favorite Broadway musicals are not made into movies.
That's what I've always wanted to do - work with my favorite writers and make something from scratch with them that we can feel like didn't exist before we came in the room.
There are cases where you can say a lot more in a hook than you can by making things more complex in a verse.
People don't want rap to be anything other than it is. But genres expand. My contributions, no matter how they sound, will always be rap, because they'll always be black.
I've come to understand that art is awesome and beautiful because it's a reflection of life - but it's just a reflection, and the real thing is my daughter.
I think when you're in my position as an artist, I can say what I want and talk about the issues that matter.
God and my dad gave me the gift of gab. I know how to finagle.
I would never run for any office or government position. I'm not into it.
I think politics is a reason why a lot of stuff doesn't get done. There's a lot of favors, and a lot of people are held back by their intentions of being re-elected or the things that they owe their party or constituents.
There's a larger conversation we need to have about the role of police officers, their relationship to the people as enemy or executioner, when they're not supposed to be either.
Where he tells you exactly how he views the world - just very straight Kanye, honesty that definitely gets your creativity and strong opinions out on the floor. I think it helped me find myself.
I'm a young dude from Chicago who grew up with Kanye as my image of hip-hop. Finding your voice in a room where you have to challenge Kanye is scary - but it's also life-affirming.
I love theater, and I've always been a huge movie buff.
I'm a big R&B guy. I'm a huge R. Kelly fan.
I'm a big Rick Ross fan, and I think everybody knows I'm a big Kanye fan.
I can't really speak on her policies, but I feel a certain connection to Hillary Clinton that's just not there with Donald Trump.
I don't want to say this in a lame way, but D. Rose is one of my heroes. His whole story and background and what he's done for communities in Chicago is super inspiring.
You can love somebody through anything when they're your child, and now that I understand that, it makes me work better with people; it makes me more understanding of how much dedication and love I can put into each line. There's no throwaway lines.
I want to travel overseas and help out people all over the world.
I would largely attribute my identity - as it relates to music labels and corporate music giants - to Dave Chappelle and his relationship to and firm standing in Hollywood.
