Probably, violent things I've done when I was younger, was probably the most despicable thing that I've ever done.

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

Why can't I be friends with somebody who's gay? Why not? You can miss out on a lot by being so small-minded and stereotypical about people. It's stupid.

In Harlem, I got all my black friends. But when I go downtown, I got black, white, Asian, Indian friends. There's no borders, no barriers.

A lot of energy and excitement - that's what a lot of my shows are, energy and excitement.

I'm a people's person, believe it or not. I just have a dark side to me, which we all do.

I was thinking about naming my child Kanye.