The burden of poverty isn't just that you don't always have the things you need, it's the feeling of being embarrassed every day of your life, and you'd do anything to lift that burden.

Identity is a prison you can never escape, but the way to redeem your past is not to run from it, but to try to understand it, and use it as a foundation to grow.

I believe excellence is being able to perform at a high level over and over.

I ain't lookin' at you dudes -I'm lookin' past you.

If you want the old me, go buy my old albums.

I dumb down for my audience and double my dollars...

Be fluid. Treat each project differently. Be water, man. The best style is no style. Because styles can be figured out. And when you have no style they can't figure you out.