I dreamt that I could paint you with words, but there were no colors bright enough, black or white enough, blue or green enough...they didn't mean enough

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.

Every time you ask yourself where hip-hop's going, ask yourself where you're going; how are you doing?

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.

If you're going to do Chuck Berry, you got to, you know, go all out, and the duck walk is just kind of you know, cursory. That's like standing.

I don't want to waste anyone's time or money. I want to give people some truth and positive heart lift.

I don't hate nobody. I hate certain conditions that are inflicted upon the people - and they're helpless with it.