Run DMC brought us out of that underground-only feel. They brought rap above ground and made it respectable as an art form to mainstream music.

[Boycott Oscar] is like crying about not having enough icing on your cake. It's just ridiculous.

I'm ready to run a studio. I'm ready to green light movies, and be in it to win it, you know? It's close. It'll happen.

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.

My worst ever car was a green Datsun B210, back when they called it 'Datsun' - now it's 'Nissan.' Very unsexy, unattractive. Girls hated the car. I was embarrassed to even be in it but it was my transportation.

If you love what you do, and you believe in your talent, there's nothing better than breaking through. There's no better feeling than breaking through.

I could do an interview or just as well not do one. It's not like I'm looking for extra publicity.