I am the unarmed black kid who maybe needed a hand, but instead was given a bullet.

Me being able to be acting and doing other things has opened me as an artist, and I think even more from a visual standpoint.

I started getting more in tune with who I am by doing roles or even just being in a class and being around people.

Man, I feel like hip-hop is - first of all, not even only with just GOOD Music, I gotta say - I think hip-hop is still alive in a strong way, man. I feel really enthused about hip-hop.

If the eyes are the window to your soul open eyes bring the cold.

The way [Barack Obama] danced, it looked like he could dance in a circle with anyone from Chris Brown to ... well, I don't want to say Michael Jackson, because he's like the king.

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.