The real thing is the heart, you know the heart shouldn't be covered with concrete.

There's nothing worse than a good video and good song, and you see a band and hate them because they can't perform. That's wack.

Rap is supposed to be about keeping it real and not relinquishing your roots in the community. Without that, it's just posturing. Somebody who claims to speak for the 'hood don't need no private jet.

My advice to young people is ask older people questions and don't be afraid.

Americans are not sharp. You can be sharp in your own area, I guess, but in this world you gotta be conscious of everybody else in the world too. You just can't be drunken with constitution and hear, okay we're gonna do this and then you hear well, we're gonna go kill this guy 'cause he's a terrorist and you keep gettin' it.

Music used to cause revolutions and I'm not seeing much revolution anymore.

My work throughout my life is always representative of the time we live in. It's all about keeping it in order and keeping it in gear.