Whatever happened in the neighborhood. That's what I was rapping about. And that sparked people's interest. And that's what kind of put me on that path.

You don't have to be super clean to be a super star

There's never really been a real hood Christmas movie.

Can't step from one movie set to the next. Only Samuel L. Jackson can do that. All us mere mortals can't do that!

I think my fans respect me for bein' as truthful and honest as you can be and still be Rap music and not be opinion music. It's still Rap, its still style, flavor, flair, and people just kind of like how I present myself and the things that I do.

The '80s was wild compared to my real small childhood, which was late '70s.

Money is the root of all evil. Yeah, money is the root. It's not racism and "this-ism" and "that-ism"; it's our thirst and hunger for money. And that's where all the bodies are buried.