They say a midget standing on a giant's shoulders can see much further than the giant. So I got the whole rap world on my shoulders, they trying to see further than I am.

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

You can't turn a bad girl good, but once a good girls' gone bad, she's gone forever.

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.

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

The fans get to see you, and you can do great by your record if you have a great performance or a great night there. That's all part of the business. But at their core, awards shows are not really a sincere thing. For a lot of years, the artists had to pay to play their own set.

A wise man told me don't argue with fools. Cause people from a distance can't tell who is who.