I was taught when there's somethin' you can change around keep quiet, you got nothin' to complain about.

History has proven that it's impossible to crush the artist. There's always gonna be a need for somebody to write a poem or sing a song about something, about life - that makes it real. There's the word that goes beyond the word.

I never had any ambitions of being a movie star or anything like that, but you know, this is nice.

I'm just an artist and I'm doin' what I like to do.

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 feel like being into the beat of your own drum has become too prominent in the culture.

Young bloods can't spell but they could rock you in PlayStation...