It's such a phenomenon for a hip-hop artist to fully embrace his Christian roots and his faith. And that becomes something that people almost need you to justify.

The church didn't know what to do with Ray Charles or Al Green. And so they were kind of ostracized.

When I moved into one of the worst inner-cities in America to do missionary work I had to do risk assessment, and It was a risk. My family could have been in danger, house could get robbed at any minute but I count it all as nothing compared to knowing Jesus it was all worth it at the end of the day.

I always want to be growing in my craft. Any artist should - whether you paint, whether you do music or film - always grow and study.

Don't fool people to think you are better than who you are. Instead of trying to act changed, pray that you will be changed.

Magnify the father, why bother with something lesser?

Run after God. Be who you're created to be, and you'll run into the people who are doing the same thing, and those are the people that you'll want to be with.