The difference between blues, jazz, rock n' roll and rap is that rap stayed poor. Even the white rappers are poor. It's scarier to look at poor people; it makes everyone uncomfortable. Their pain is something that people would like to see swept under the rug.

That really is the best part of being a dad. You remember what's important in life.

We meditate so we can see miracles unfolding. Without stillness life is a blur.

Get your hustle on... Hard work is easy, working out is hard.

Everyone's goal is to be happy. Happiness is achieved by promoting happiness to others.

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.

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