My presence speaks volumes before I say a word.

I want to be necessary and do good works. I ain't here to waste nobody's time, because I don't want you to waste mine.

I don't mind being black. I'm black out loud. It's more than the people that they are, it's the condition that they represent.

I don't wanna get into that space where a lot of guys now, their solo album is like eight or 10 songs with other people, you don't get an idea of who this guy is. I just wasn't interested in that.

I thought everybody got into rock 'n' roll because they didn't want to follow instructions.

I've always loved rhyming. I love language.

I tell people all the time, I've always loved music and I love the language, which is a huge reason why I'm part of theater. But, I didn't wanna do all of this. I would've been satisfied to do it, like, on the weekends among friends, and to have a regular job.