I think right about now we have to beware of marketed Malcolms and Martins. Real people do real things.

Don't anoint me when you can anoint yourself.

As black people we were out to further our equality. I don't pay attention to the controversial connotations put on by media and the undermining labels they place on us. We pay attention to what our community situation is and what we need.

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

I'm a multi-tasker. I was down with that stuff before they invented the term.

Culture is this thing that we can exchange among ourselves as human beings to knock aside our differences and build upon our similarities. Cultural exchange is the ultimate exchange.

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