“I had one of those tape players with a strap on it and the orange butt...” — Jadakiss Quote

I had one of those tape players with a strap on it and the orange button - the old-school recorder - and I'd record songs by Roxanne Shante, Run-D.M.C. and Biz, Markie. I'd try and learn the words. I've been rhyming since I was a young fella. I used to win talent shows by break dancing and rapping.

Before you drop an album, you need some momentum.

That's one thing I learned from B.I.G. He was always heavy on versatility. I'm able to take an R&B record and rip it the same way I rip a regular freestyle or a hardcore beat, be able to put that same twang and seasoning on anything you do.

The song 'Why' was always in my head. Three or four years, I always wanted to do a song called 'Why' and just ask wild questions. And I guess, strategically, after the 9/11 thing, it worked.

People on the heavier side can go for a wide-legged trouser with a double brisket jacket, while women with a slim figure must go for a slim leg trouser with a single button jacket.

You don't get that opportunity often to press the reset button, get in a studio, and just be free and creative. I think that's such a special thing to happen.

Well, the Internet is this miracle. It is an absolutely extraordinary idea that you can press a send button, and you are publishing to the world.

If I could press a button and have all of Sequoia Capital on the Midas List, I would choose to do that over a honoring a single individual.