I will not lose, for even in defeat/There's a valuable lesson learned, so it evens up for me

You shared one of the most intimate things that ever happened to you - falling in love with someone who wasn't brave enough to love you back. Your relieving yourself of your 'secret' is as much about wanting to honestly connect as it is about exhibition. We are all made better by your decision to share publicly.

I'm not saying I'm God. But as far as lyrics, I'm God MC.

When you listen to an album, it shouldn't feel like, "That's the girl song," "That's the club song." I shouldn't know what you're thinking while you're making the song. I don't want to know what the artist is thinking.

Ain't nothin' wrong with the aim, just gotta change the target.

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

Hip-hop has done so much for racial relations, and I don't think it's given the proper credit. It has changed America immensely. I'm going to make a very bold statement: Hip-hop has done more than any leader, politician, or anyone to improve race relations.