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?

Hip-hop gave a generation a common ground that didn't require either race to lose anything; everyone gained.

I'm hungry for knowledge. The whole thing is to learn every day, to get brighter and brighter.

I thought I would be more inspired to have all these new feelings to talk about, but I really just want to hang out with my daughter.

As kids we didn't complain about being poor; we talked about how rich we were going to be and made moves to get the lifestyle we aspired to by any means we could. And as soon as we had a little money, we were eager to show it.

Far from a Harvard student, just had the balls to do it

It's always been most important for me to figure out "my space" rather than trying to check out what everyone else is up to, minute by minute. Technology is making it easier to connect to other people, but maybe harder to keep connected to yourself-- and that's essential for any artist, I think.