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

Only he without sin can tell me if my means justify my ends.

Everything evens up, you just wait, Even a garbage can gets a steak, You ain't even a garbage can, you have faith!

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

We were kids without fathers, so we found our fathers on wax and on the streets and in history, and in a way, that was a gift. We got to pick and choose the ancestors who would inspire the world we were going to make for ourselves.

Growing up, politics never trickled down to the areas we come from. But people from Obama's camp, and Obama himself, reached out to me and asked for my help on the campaign. We've sat and had dinner, and we've spoken on the phone. He's a very sharp guy. Very charming. Very cool.

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