The greatest sin is fear and giving up.
You lose money chasing women, never lose women chasing money...
To me, it's an honour to be accepted as a hip hop artist, it gives me a lot of opportunity to express myself.
Realize, how many classics I gave you/Perhaps if you think back you'll realize that I made you
It hurts to see anybody in pain, if you've got any kind of heart.
When I made Illmatic, I was trying to make the perfect album. It comes from the days of Wild Style. I was trying to make you experience my life. I wanted you to look at hip-hop differently. I wanted you to feel that hip-hop was changing and becoming something more real.