I'm lucky my wife is a strong woman. She's one of the stronger people I've ever met. It's hard for me to be away, but I know my home life is fine because my wife is there.

One of the things that I'm dying to do is to sing the hook on a big rap song. No one's ever called me to do that.

When somebody says to you the real USC is in L.A., tell them we were a school before they were a state.

I just wanted to go out and make a record that Ive always wanted to make since I was a kid.

All the doors that I had to close. All the things I knew but I didn't know. Thank God for all I missed. 'Cause it led me here to this.

I'm a kid who grew up in an all African-American neighborhood and got into schools and aspired to just be me, and didn't worry about labels or anything. Just wanted to be a success at what I did.

I think people who go out and tell you how much they're gonna change things are the people who end up being just another whatever. I'm never trying to change anything. That's not for me.