Beware of feedback from friends whose judgments could be tainted by feelings of envy or the need to flatter.

God's the seamstress that tailor-fitted my pain.

A Recession is predominantly for the middle class. Where I come from the majority of people have always lived in a recession.

My son is the reason why I write music. He's the reason why everything is different for me. Because when he came into the picture, my priorities changed. I can risk possibly being incarcerated because the only person pays for it is me. I know that if I'm not physically available to take care of him, nobody else will. I want to have the relationship with him that me and my father never had.

I done been to the pearly gates, they sent me back said the good die young I ain't eligible for that

If you consider yourself a part of the culture, then finances can't allow you to be bigger than the actual art form.

I have the opportunity to do something positive, I want to stay positive. It's hustling backwards in my eyes when I can earn money legitimately. This is what I want to do.