We always like to know what some of our favorite artists carry in their purses (and man-purses)—the essential items that they need for touring, subway rides, the Grammys or any other thing that they might be doing these days. We’ve made it a regular column on the site.

Today, we caught up with Schoolboy Q, who had $1,000 in 20-dollar bills, a guidebook for following The Secret philosophy of success, an inhaler, toothbrush, iPad, Nintendo DS and—no surprise—a bottle of lean.