It could have been worse. I could have been born black.

I listen a lot to rap, and I'm inspired to take it, to use it in another way, to get the message across.

Ya gots to work with what you gots to work with.

Why has there never been a holiday where peace is celebrated all throughout the world?

Now some folks say that we should be glad for what we have. Tell me, would you be happy in Village Ghetto Land?

The power has to be in your desire to see everyone thrive.

I can't say that I'm always writing in my head but I do spend a lot of time in my head writing or coming up with ideas. And what I do usually is write the music and melody and then, you know, maybe the basic idea. But when I feel that I don't have a song or just say, God, please give me another song. And I just am quiet and it happens.