That's what I've been trying to strive for - to draw a clear picture, to open up a new dimension.

It's possible and available to any artist to be himself or herself on their own terms, to be accepted and embraced by black people. You don't have to be a thug to get love from black people.

I'm trying to get low. People's personalities can get in the way of their own work.

I'm inspired by playwrights, novelists, poets: The value of language has been a lifelong passion of mine. I enjoy it. I'm good at it.

My Umi said shine your light on the world, shine your light for the world to see

Fame is like getting across the street. It's like, if there's nothing to be across the street for, it's a pointless destination. It's like, "I gotta get across the street, man! I gotta be there! I gotta be there!" Then you get across the street and you're like, "Yeah I'm here!" And then, that's it. Fame doesn't make you particularly happy.

I seen her on the ave, spotted her more than once. Ass so fat that you could see it from the front.