I've been around a lot longer than most rappers stay around. So I don't feel like, I haven't made too many career mistakes.

You can't boycott something you never went to anyway,so why put energy into it?

I'm not trying to turn into Eddie Murphy, and just do kids movies the rest of my career. I'm going to still do a wide variety of movies, as well as do hardcore rap.

I never was in the Nation of Islam... I mean, what I call myself is a natural Muslim, 'cause it's just me and God.

Everybody who comes from the gangster life - they want what that man in the suburbs wants. Nice family. Nice house. Nice cars. Bills paid. Kids in school. Food on the table. Nothing more.

It's funny how people who ain't never been down there can think that America is so fair and that we should be alright. It's funny that the people who have their foot on our neck are telling us, 'Get up. What's wrong with you?'

When you have a good movie, it's hard to categorize it. It's everything. It makes you laugh, makes you cry and makes you think.