Folks working late, I had a babysitter. I ain't about to sit here and name her. I was almost 8 when she came in late, woke me up with a game to play. Did a few things that it's hard to say. Told me to keep that secret safe. I'm trying to act like it ain't real. Had my innocence just stripped from me, and I still don't know how to feel.

Forgiving the people that hurt us most allows us to heal from the wounds they left.

God gave you your own race to run, stop comparing yourself to other people. They have their race and you have yours. Run hard and don't quit.

Artists have the unique ability to tell stories. It's not charts and graphs that get people to change.

Don't use time and words carelessly - neither can be retrieved.

Hip-hop in a lot of ways is like sports; when you go to a sports game, you see people from all ages, all ethnicities, all social classes, they're all there enjoying the game. Hip-hop has been one of the only forms of music that has provided that kind of atmosphere.

Instead of complaining that the rose bush is full of thorns, be grateful the thorn bush has roses. Perspective.