A poet's mission is to make words do more work than they normally do, to make them work on more than one level.

Wherever I go, I bring the culture with me, so that they can understand that it's attainable. I didn't do it any other way than through hip-hop.

I get my by any means on, whenever there's a drought get your umbrellas out because that's when I brainstorm.

It's hilarious a lot of times. You have a conversation with someone, and he's like, 'You speak so well!' I'm like, 'What do you mean? Do you understand that's an insult?

No matter where you go you are what you are player and you can try to change but that's just the top layer man you was who you was before you got here

Shakespeare was a man who wrote poetry. I'm a man who writes poetry. Why not compare yourself to the best?

I think Lil Wayne is extremely talented. I think he's one of the most talented ones out there.