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.

It’s one thing to be the greatest; it’s another thing to be necessary. The best are the most necessary: those who take less than they give and love more than they hate.

That idea of peace and love toward humanity shouldn't be nationalistic or denominational. It should be a chief concern for all mankind.

I have no confidence issues with the impact or the quality of the music. No one in hip-hop, before this point and to this point, with all due respect, has done this.

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.

I'm growing as an individual, but your always growing. All of my albums are snapshots of where I am artistically.

My presence speaks volumes before I say a word.