I don't have an image that I'm trying to, like, portray. I'm just being me.
What I don't do is try to like become whoever I'm rapping with. The people who go get an LL album want to hear LL.
I am a real person that cares about his art and cares about what he's doing - I have a heart and a soul and want to touch people and give.
I'm a real person that cares about his art and cares about what he's doing. I have a heart and a soul and I want to touch people and give.
The people who go get an LL album want to hear LL. They don't want to hear LL trying to sound like DMX or whoever else is out there. That's not what they want to hear from me, because if they want to hear that they can go get the real thing.
Once the referee throws the ball in the air, it's either your ball or their ball and you have to just take your shot.
You've got to stay focused without being boring - because all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Skinny, but dull.
When adversity strikes, that's when you have to be the most calm. Take a step back, stay strong, stay grounded and press on.
We need to make sure that there's art in the school. Why? Why should art be in the school? Because if art isn't in a school, then a guy like Steve Jobs doesn't get a chance to really express himself because in order for art to meet technology, you need art.
Let me tell you something - compared to a TV-drama production schedule, touring is not strenuous.
I think the stuff that plays on the radio, the majority of it is for teenagers, which is okay. That's what pop radio is about. And some of it is great, and some of it is not.
I think when you move past your fear and you go after your dreams wholeheartedly, you become free.
I think when you move past your fear and you go after your dreams wholeheartedly, you become free. Know what I'm saying? Move past the fear.