When I was growing up, kids used to talk about snitching... It never extended as a cultural norm outside of the gangsters.

I want to be a children’s hero… Children need heroes because heroes give hope; without hope they have no future.

One of the things that sells music is when the artist is looked at as someone who's come up from the streets. Not just any streets, but the toughest, meanest streets of the urban ghetto. And that's called 'street credibility'.

Monsters work seven days a week and don't take vacations.

Movies portray men as tough guys.

One of the saddest days of my life was when my mother told me Superman did not exist. I was like what do you mean he's not real. And she thought I was crying because it’s like Santa Claus is not real and I was crying because there was no one coming with enough power to save us.

If you raise a child, there's no time, you can't be a great parent.