I'm always happy. I've just got a mean face.

I've done movies for certain reasons; I did 'Anaconda' because the black man lives. Simple. The black man isn't dead in the first three pages, like Jurassic Park. It's like, 'The black man kills the snake with a Latino girl? Damn! I got to do this.'

We used to have MTV and all these ways we can show our videos, and it was these rap shows, and it was everything. And then it became not cool to be conscious; it became cool to just hang out. Escapism rap became the norm. And, when I say "escapism rap", I mean getting high, get your cars, get your money, get your jewelry, go to the club, have your women, and it just became all about escaping your reality and not making your reality better on a real tip; not just on the have fun tip.

My son, O'Shea. He looks like me, and he can rhyme.

If the day did not require an AK then it was good

For me rappers and dancers are poets and artists and often times the most interesting performances are given by them.

I won't do anything for money. I won't compromise my manhood.