You got to use what you got to get just what you want.

Don't terrorize. Organize. Don't burn. Give kids a chance to learn . . . The real answer to race problems in this country is education. Not burning and killing. Be ready. Be qualified. Own something. Be somebody. That's Black Power.

The white horse of heroin will ride you to hell.

I'm a ghetto man who made good. I never forgot where I came from and who put me on top - God and Jack The Rapper.

When I'm on stage, I'm trying to do one thing: bring people joy. Just like church does. People don't go to church to find trouble, they go there to lose it.

My expectations of other people, I double them on myself.

Music has to breathe and sweat. You have to play it live.