Once you make it to your point of making it, you'll appreciate the struggle.

That buck that bought a bottle could have struck the lotto

There needs to be structures in place to do something about misrepresentation about hip hop. When awards are given out and the media talk about hip hop, they're confused because they haven't done their homework on it so you have a case where there's an award for the most pop song in the world and it's called 'hip hop'.

You're supposed to be who you are. You're supposed to make music that is true to you.

I never sleep, cause sleep is the cousin of death.

Don't ever give up on yourself. Keep pushing because the change of guards is what life's all about. [...] You've always got to stick with whatever you're into because you're day is going to come. You're day is destined. If you walk away from that, whether it be from fear or whether you're just giving up. [...] The greatest sin is fear and giving up.

If the truth is told, the youth can grow.