The most important thing is to be proud of the work that you put into something, and put the ego aside.

Sometimes I've gotten photographs back and people have literally shaven off pieces of me, and I tell them to put it back.

My son makes me super giddy, especially when he laughs. His laugh makes me laugh like a maniac!

He broke my heart, and now it's raining, just to rub it in.

I want to continue to produce film, television, and theater, and to make the most amazing music that I've made in my life.

How terrible would it have been if I had come out with some watered-down version of who I am? People fell in love with the real me, and I still feel blessed that that was how the journey began.

Gangsta rap was a ploy to convince black people to kill each other. Gangsta rap didnt exist.