No matter what walk of life you're from, you can appreciate the music - songs [can] resonate in your soul and your heart.

I just want people to feel like they can achieve something great in their lives. We all go through rough times, but love is the antidote. You've got to dream and just believe in yourself. And if you believe, you will achieve it.

I embody EVERYTHING from the Godly to the party.

Not everyone is the same. You can't label a person just because of what they do or what they've done.

It's no doubt that there's a connection (between the blues and hip-hop). Hip-hop is definitely a child of the blues. And I think you gotta know the roots to really grow. It's like knowing your parents, it's like knowing your culture, so you could be proud of that culture and take it to the world.

Acting is just another way to express myself as an artist. I realized if you're an artist, you're an artist and you can express that through music, through painting, through photography, through acting - this is just another way for me to express myself.

I'm a black man that is proud to be black, and I want to help the black community, but I love all mankind.