I thank God for Hip Hop because Marvin Gaye didn't have that and he was able to be that dope. For us to have that and more, I feel like it is up to us to be as dope as we can possibly be.

Using what you have is always creates more opportunities for the future.

There's no unicorns that pop out the ceiling and no glitter that pops out of my pocket. It's just regular people in the studio doing what we do.

Using what you have always enhances what's to come no matter if it's an album, song, artwork or whatever.

I just make music from my soul and let it be.

So from Jazz, Blues, R&B, Soul, Classical and Country music, Hip Hop has introduced us to a little bit of everything.

R&B is everything. Hip Hop, Soul, Gospel and Classical Blues are everything. All of that makes sense in BJ The Chicago Kid and what we do.

Hip Hop has introduced us to a lot of genres that we probably wouldn't even listen to in our own homes from our parents.

I just sing the song and I sing it with conviction, meaning and I get into the mood of every song I do no matter how much time I have in between.

I've got some cool features with some cool people coming out but I can't speak on it right now.

I don't really concentrate on Urban AC or whatever. I don't concentrate on genres or how people section off songs for radio.

I trust God that through all life changes, He is in control.

[We're] going to change the world. One day they'll write about us. You'll see.

We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.

And I always had this idea for making a movie about a femme fatale, because I like these characters. They're a lot of fun, they're sexy, they're manipulative, they're dangerous.

We watch our own people more closely than anyone else in the world.

When there were fears about the future of this nation's older cities... when a few of the cities teetered on the brink of bankruptcy, all eyes were focused on Chicago for contrast.

Everyone wants to grow up to be a faerie princess. Trust me, It's overrated

I hope to take advantage of the Netflix organism and see if there are ways to get in new material and see if there are ways to do deleted scenes.

I've always enjoyed poor health