Anybody can be a rapper, but not anybody can be a classical artist.

Big L scared me to death. When I heard that on tape, I was scared to death. I was like there's no way I can compete if this is what I gotta compete with.

I think hip hop allows us to talk about everything, and Africa is what I choose to talk about now. If people are not talking about Africa, that's them, that's cool, there's nothing wrong with that. But this is who I am, this is what I have to say, this is what I have to offer.

I think it's harder to make a classic now, not because of what people say, but because artists now are so concerned with what people say.

And the stuff that I write, is even tougher than dykes.

The hardest thing is to forgive, but God does, even if you murdered or robbed, ya it's wrong, but God loves, take one step toward him he'll take two toward you, even when all else fails, God'll support you

Use your own intuition. You are tomorrow.