When I go out I get so much love I gotta change my way of thinking.

Now it seems like hip hop belongs to the people you see in the videos and radios. So I want to give it bring it back to the hood, make a statement for NY to put us back in our proper perspective, and of course let them know that Ra still spits fire.

If anybody can make a change it's the rappers.

Keep your guns on and don't let anybody tell you how to load your guns or bust ya guns.

Playing the sax and then enjoying jazz music man. It's like I learned how to find words inside of the beat.

I had a little more freedom when I started sampling because you could actually do what you wanted to do.

Man is symbolic to the sun. The sun is dealing with a ball of fire and didn't go out yet. Me being symbolic to the sun, that's what keeps me going, that's like my hunger. That's like my fury, my self esteem. That's the elements within me that keep my body motionable. The fire is self esteem. Inner strength.