In Hollywood they say there's no business like show business. In the hood they say there's no business like ho' business.

Even the worst that happens to you can be converted into GOLD if you are clever enough.

It's Fifty, not Fiddy.

Some people are born with very little; some are fortunate enough to have it all. When I grew up, we didn't have much. I had to hustle to get what I wanted... but I had that hunger for more. I didn't always make the right choices, but I learned from my mistakes.

Ya'll know what you need to do? Get together, make a We Are The World record.

When my son came into my life, my priorities changed, because I wanted to have the relationship with him, that I didn't have with my father.

What we'd consider a positive role model, I think it's impossible to actually be a role model. You'll have your flaws or defects of character, regardless. You just speak like a positive role model, and that's just something that you're being conscious of, and you make the decision, "I want to say positive things."