Art is a way to express yourself and through that you can escape a bad situation.

You need Black [people] sometimes to understand things about Black culture.

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

I signed Jay-Z because he was on fire. I wasn't a genius. The record was great. I put it on The Nutty Professor soundtrack and we signed him.

I kind of think that artists throughout history, poets throughout history have been criticized for sharing what's on people's minds and I don't think it's any different now.

Labels cloud our vision and distract us from seeing how much we have in common with one another.

Your purpose is to act on the resources God gives you. If God gives you a bucket of fish, you have to distribute those fish. If you don't, they're going to rot, attract a bunch of flies, and start stinking up your soul.