86% of its audience was made up of people of color. That tells you that the full potential of many black stars won't be realized until their audiences are fully integrated.

Every day set the simple goal of trying to be more awake and less distracted.

You have to be able to say what people are thinking but won't say. It's like Donald Trump.

Hip-hop is about tearing down the system to better it, tearing down the system to better themselves. No matter how flimsy it might seem, they always wanted the finer things in life.

I'm always surrounded by smart talented people. I had talented partners. Stan Latham for one. Talent scouts.

I don't eat anything that runs away from me.

I think if you're open-minded, the road will take you where it takes you. If you're closed, you might not get to go where the road is heading.