If you just remember to breathe and smile before you act, you’ll always make the right decision.

I think the artist's job throughout history has been to tell - to say things that people are inspired by.

There are songs and melody that make you really happy. And there are spiritual gifts that you have - giving these gifts away sometimes gives you that feeling of inspiration. These seconds of awareness make you realize that any second can be your favorite one, and it really is up to you.

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

Hip-hop took some lessons from rock 'n' roll, and rock 'n' roll took some lessons from hip-hop.

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

My wife Kimora once told me while we were watching "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" that it's a vegetarian movie because the way that the woman was screaming, "Aaaahhh," and trying to run away is how every animal you eat reacted at the slaughterhouse.