So I Just Had To Step Up

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 You'll Never Give An Emcee Props.

You Gotta Get Back To Your Essence, Use Your Gifts And Share Your Presence, Don't Count Your Dollars 'til You Count Your Blessings.

I Like The Fact That I Can Rep New York, But My Style Does Not - I'm Not Trapped In A New York Thing. I Can Do Art Songs With Other Artists And It's Seamless.

If You Go To A College Campus And You Do Stop And Frisk, You're Going To Find A Lot Of Drugs There Too.

"art Imitates Life," Of Course, Is That Phrase By Oscar Wilde. I Called That Song "art Imitates Life" Because Oh No Was In The Studio And He Actually Came Up With That Hook. When I Was Trying To Figure Out A Name For The Record, It Just Kind Of Made Sense.