I do what I do. You like it, great. You don't, go listen to somebody else. I'm stickin' with the people who stuck with me.

I think you have to find how the machine can work for you. That's what I mean by "attaching yourself to the machine," 'cause the machine is going to be there, and you can rage against the machine, which is cool, but there's ways that you can benefit off the machine if you're savvy enough and you're sharp enough, smart enough. We all got to live and eat.

When I was in N.W.A. and didn't get paid all the money I was owed, that's when the business side of showbiz hit me. I thought, "Half of this is workin'. I'm famous, but now I need to be famous with some money." That got my brain started at trying to figure out the business end. And once I figured out the business side, I next came to understand that success really comes down to the product, not to me, my personality, or what club I'm seen going into or coming out of. None of that matters.

Create your own path, hone your talent, be ready to show your talent, and don't doubt yourself.

Truth is the ultimate power. When the truth comes around, all the lies have to run and hide.

I remember wishing there was snow in L.A. And how jealous we used to get of those Christmas specials with kids playing in the snow.

The best thing I've done with my money is buy a house for my family. You wake up to a house you love and you feel like somebody.