Left Eye is a a rare gem.
I go out and date people, but I don't have that relationship, where you know, I'm like Jennifer Lopez, like I'm going to get married.
I've learnt to be happy by myself.
When I first started out in the music industry and went to Elektra Records, I didn't go to be an artist, I went to get a record label started. And they said in order to have a label deal, I had to be an artist - so that's what I did.
I got caught up in doing records for other artists. I just stayed behind the scenes, and time just kinda passed.
Maybe I should find myself one of those sexy British soccer stars. David Beckham is hot. But I've got a hell of a lot of competition.
My blood pressure was always up from just overworking.
The double chin's not good for the red carpet.
I've always had a lot of creative impact on the music with Timbaland.
It's just that back then we didn't know that was considered being a coproducer. I would sit on the side and say what I wanted musically, but at the time we thought if you aren't the one playing it, you don't get the credit. Now you'll start seeing my name listed as producer.
Hip-hop is definitely not what it used to be, which was creative, original music.
Everybody is doing the same old thing.
I want to be cutting-edge.
I want to make something commercial that people can pick up on.
I'm not tryin' to come off as the best lyricist.
I want people to feel the heat while they walk down the street and they're just kickin' it.
When you turn on your radio, you don't always want to hear about someone shootin' some person. Even if that's the lifestyle they live, people don't always want to hear it.
No, because I don't want to hear what's hot and feel I have to copy it. I'll just make up my own thing.
I'm not a person that's walkin' down the street looking mean all day.
My Struggles is a record close to me. It's about what I went through at home living with an abusive father.
