My brands are an extension of me. They're close to me. It's not like running GM, where there's no emotional attachment.

I love that because that's what I'm supposed to be doing - whether it's accepted b everybody or not. I'm supposed to be pushing that envelope and trying new things. And people are supposed to say, Hov, you might have went too far.

I can think of no one more relevant and credible in the hip-hop community to build upon Def Jam's fantastic legacy and move the company into its next groundbreaking era.

Driving Benzes with no benefits, not bad huh, for some immigrants?

For me, being with Obama or having dinner with Bill Clinton... It's crazy. It's mind-blowing, because where I come from is just another world. We were just ignored by politicians, by America in general.

My tears is tatted, my rag in my pocket / Im just looking for love, I know somebody got it

Little brothers ring fingers get cut up to show mothers they really got em.