Faced with the way the system does you in the 'hood sometimes, if you don't literally get out, your chances are slim. You'll definitely die mentally. You'll pretty much die physically.

I don't really care about the GOPs or the Democratic Party. My point is the people, giving the people truth.

I went from MC to being MS, this microphone controller is the motivational speaker.

Your child’s future was the first to go with budget cuts.

It definitely wasn't like, 'Hey, I'm going to steal that, and nobody's going to know.' The original 'T.R.O.Y.' came out in 1992, and it was like a 20th anniversary kind of thing. All of those intentions were there for it to be resurrecting a classic for a new generation. I tried to honor it.

Hip-hop is just something I actually know how to do. But I always had aspirations to participate in other forms of music.

When I retire, I want to step away on a positive note. What you put out into the world comes back to you. You actually change the world with what you do. I want to put some good in the world.