Satisfaction, I have the right tactics... And if you need em I got crazy prophylactics.

In 1999, I just came out of putting out the song 'Vivrant Thing' and 'Breathe and Stop' off the 'Amplified' album. Clive Davis signed me to Arista.

For people who love Tribe, I'm the defector. They say, 'You should get back with Ali to do the beats.' But a lot of people don't realize I did all the music in Tribe. In the first three albums, I did all the beats!

I grew up on the rough side of the tracks. If you looked like you were soft, you would be fodder for the wolves. I came up in my neighbourhood like, 'I'm just gonna be me,' and all the thugs just said, 'It's OK, he's special.' They knew I had the talent with the rhymes, so they kept me around.

I like music with soul and passion and the good of humanity. As long as it has those things, I'm all the way in.

It's not just a struggle for blacks to be accepted by whites, but the other way around as well. A lot of people don't see that.

All we want in this life is peace, prosperity and a little paper...