My strengths as a businessman lie in the design and sale of women's shoes and I have never been comfortable with complicated or technical legal or business documents.

My dad was an entrepreneurial businessman and maybe I got some of his ability.

I think my dad is the only Arabic descendent who is an unsuccessful businessman.

I could play it safe by recording songs that are familiar but am I expanding myself as an artist by doing covers? It's a catch-22. It's called show business: The word 'business' is in it and you've got to be a businessman. But then again you have to be true to yourself as an artist.

I used to be focused on being the dopest rapper in the game and then once that became what I was I wanted something different and I wanted to become the best businessman in the game. I wanted to learn how to master the business like I mastered the rap.

When did it become a problem to be a small businessman and become successful? The small businessman - like my father or like me?

I find it rather easy to portray a businessman. Being bland rather cruel and incompetent comes naturally to me.

I'm not a driven businessman but a driven artist. I never think about money. Beautiful things make money.

But the person who scored well on an SAT will not necessarily be the best doctor or the best lawyer or the best businessman. These tests do not measure character leadership creativity perseverance.

Just as a cautious businessman avoids investing all his capital in one concern so wisdom would probably admonish us also not to anticipate all our happiness from one quarter alone.