Being called Black in America is the struggle to keep us moving and breathing over bloody water. Being a Nig**r or [Ni**a] without the context of history is like drowning in bloody water, dragging down those yet knowing to swim.

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.

I came from a mother and father who always made me secure in my beliefs, and that's where the love came from.

Most artists are always fighting for their fame. They have that fear, like the saying goes, "out of sight, out of mind." They need to keep themselves out there. I have never had that fear. If I have any fear, it's not doing enough to reach people.

Try to find like-minded people. Don't choose your friends based on the outside, choose your friends based on your similar views or something that you can learn from.

If you go get a passport, it might encourage you to at least consider the world around you.

One side of the street is a Church; across the road is a liquor store. Both of 'em keepin us poor.