Funk never dies. It is eternal. It just smells a little different from time to time.

Jay-Z is a dude that can give you a hundred 'Simpsons' quotes, like, 'What you know about the monorail?'

Meaninglessness takes hold because meaninglessness is addictive.

To be hip-hop is much more than just rapping in the production. It is more in the attitude.

I hear a lot of cries of socialism and certainly real disguises of "Why should I share my money with these people?" We have to get back to "we." It's important to get back to "we" not just "I."

Crack offered a lot of money to the inner-city youth who didn't go to college. Which enabled them to become businessmen. I know about maybe five people in the entertainment industry who did their peak work as a result of crack usage.

Music has the power to stop time. But music also keeps time.