I think it comes from really liking literary forms. Poetry is very beautiful, but the space on the page can be as affecting as where the text is. Like when Miles Davis doesn't play, it has a poignancy to it.
“It was always said that the big distinction between the French and the English is that the English are intelligent and the French are intellectual.”
“I take pride in being one of the most successful producers in hip-hop history, having the most successful record in hip-hop history, I have the most number ones.”