I loved B.I.G., but not like I liked Tupac, because he was an actor, so I related to him.

I love hip-hop and you can't tell me I'm not a hip-hop artist.

As a parent my greatest fear is always anything that endangers my children.

When your heart is first, you can be absent of heart but when you put spirit first, you have a reason for why you do heart.

Hollywood is a place where if you abide by the rules and laws, you can get depressed. That's why faith and spirituality is a higher law.

Hip-hop was my first audience - I would rap in the mirror, walk down the street and listen to my Walkman.

Then I was working in a store in Newark, New Jersey, and I saw an actor in person, and I got so excited. My whole day changed. That's when I decided to challenge myself to make my dreams become a reality.