I'm an independent, but I got to admit I lean Democratic.

The thing that surprised me the most is just how much money women that weren't rich were paying for their hair. When you're in a beauty parlor in Harlem next to abandoned buildings and somebody's paying five grand for a weave, that's a bit much. I think this is, in a weird way, part of the health care debate. It's like, hmm, there's people with $2000 weaves that could have bought health care with that weave money.

Sometimes people offer you plays, they offer you parts, but they only offer it because I'm famous.

You can write a great country record and still be angry. Who's angrier than Toby Keith? He's angrier than the average 10 rappers.

I pride myself on being the guy who can do Def Comedy Jam and Charlie Rose. And do well on both.

It's easier to get on show business, the hard part is to maintain. Nobody stays famous forever.

I just love New York. New York has energy, it has culture, New York is very diverse. There's not a better place in the world.