The imagination is how things get done. You have to cultivate creativity.

The thing about hip-hop is that it's from the underground, ideas from the underbelly, from people who have mostly been locked out, who have not been recognized.

No matter where you're from or what you've done, you're never stuck in a particular circumstance, relationship, or cycle unless you say you are.

Black actors on the road, flying around the country working as poets. Those people are inspirations for millions of kids who write.

A person's strength is to know their weaknesses.

Nowadays, if you're a great artist, you don't have to leave the house, which is a really big difference. You're closer to the artist. And the artist can be closer to their artistry without having to always worry about branding themselves or building something image-wise.

There are no failures, only quitters.