Never lookin' back or too far in front of me; the present is a gift and I just wanna be.

I am to hip-hop what Obama is to politics

Never lookin' back or too far in front of me; the present is a gift and I just wanna be.

I appreciate this moment in time...ball players and actors be knowing my rhymes

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.

The human being that I strive to be is a great human being, like a loving human being, but as an actor, you take on roles that are not you and that's the fun part for me as far as acting goes. You really get to learn about other human beings and not judge.