I'm most passionate about, you know, making everybody understand that we should all have equal access on this earth.

I've signed with major labels, and I haven't had any control over the money.

If they can send you to war at 18, maybe it's beneficial for some people to think that most of us gotta go to war for our own existence.

I encourage more blacks and people of color to get a passport. That's one way to help put people on an equal platform.

There are too many leaders anointed because they have a public voice - television, radio, or record, or whatever. That even includes myself. In the past, I'd say, 'Don't anoint me when you can anoint yourself.'

Oh, America is slipping away from the rest of the consciousness of the planet - slipping away.

The best medicine for pain sometimes is some kind of logic and common sense from older folks. They tell you, "Okay, you're not the only one who actually went through this."