No matter how rich you are, you cannot transport yourself to the future or the past.

I can't get my medicine.

Being materialistic is part of the hip-hop community's nature, because jazz and blues and rock 'n' roll, when they started out in the urban communities, were about the American Dream, and the lack of opportunity in that structure. So they talked about everything - uplifting and getting what is perceived as success in America.

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

The word mantra comes from two Sanskrit words man, ("to think") and tra ("tool'). So the literal translation is "a tool of thought." And that's how mantras are used in Buddhist and Hindu practices, as tools that clear your mind of distractions. Because when you focus on repeating that mantra over and over again, soon the noise will die down and all you will hear is your inner voice.

Learn to let your thoughts exist on their own without getting too involved in them.

They're lacking culture in Hollywood. That gives me a big up, right? I know something about pop culture.