Every negative is a positive. The bad things that happen to me, I somehow make them good. That means you can't do anything to hurt me.

You grimy as birds shittin' on the top of ya Fords.

2Pac wrote about life threatening situations after being shot so often, it made it seem like he was obsessed with it. He even wrote music and material that he left behind after he died that made reference to him dying already. I think the significance in that ties back to us knowing that that's our fate.

Anybody who says that money don't change you - they only say that because they don't make enough.

The State of New York City says in defense you can use as much force as you feel like the person that is coming for you with. So if I'm wrong than the law is wrong. That's really the way I felt.

Money definitely changes your lifestyle. But the things you go through makes who you are. Your experiences, they travel with you.

I have received 16 Grammy nominations and I have no trophies, because I chose to write the harsh realities. I stayed true to myself and I've taken a little beating behind it.