I'm inspired by people like Nelson Mandela. Can you imagine - you know how racist America was back then - imagine how racism was in South Africa when he had to stand up and say what he had to say. That's bravery beyond comprehension.

Hip-hop is really standoffish. It's really competitive and it's really about who's number one all the time. Sometimes it gets out of hand.

I set it off with my own rhyme / cause I'm as ill as a convict who kills for phone time

It hurts to see anybody in pain, if you've got any kind of heart.

No idea is original, there's nothing new under the sun, it's never what you do, but how it's done

I had been through, of course, the divorce and I had been hit with some taxes that really showed me to be careful who's working with you and your money, and you have to be the one that is responsible for your money - you can't trust anyone and I did and I ran into a problem.

I'm capable of anything, my imagination can give me wings