When I was a kid, hip-hop had that effect on me, it was escape and it showed me a different way of life.

Your life's short, don't ever question the length / It's cool to cry, don't ever question your strength.

When I was a kid, hip-hop had that effect on me, it was escape and it showed me a different way of life.

I could take a photo, but I'd rather paint a picture.

With 'Blue Slide Park' I wanted to have a number one album, and I did do it, so I'm not mad at it, but that was its goal.

I'm underrated, don't fit on nobody's playlist / If I ain't in your top 10, then you're a racist.

Stand by those who stand by you.