My real name's Rakim - my parents named me after the god MC himself.

I don't care what straight people do, I don't care what gay people do. I don't care what nobody do. That's they business. I just care about what I do. You know what I'm saying?

If a chick wants to know who makes my shoes, she's got to take them off my feet and look inside.

I love 'Harry Potter' and JK Rowling - don't laugh at me!

I don't wear diamond necklaces. I'm not against it but I never could afford it, so now I just wear gold. I wear bracelets, rings, anklets.

Rihanna is a pothead and so am I, so we're real cool. Weed is going to bring us together as a generation. Drugs is what created Woodstock. Let's be clear about that.

I don't even like New York rappers.