I could see myself in the fur coats, turtleneck sweaters, with the Kangol hats like Slick Rick and Dana Dane. But I could also see myself in a leather Troop suit like LL Cool J.

Nobody is gonna love you like you.

We should not live one more day ignoring the sh** that suffocates and strangles US keeping US imprisoned in our own communities.

We've somehow allowed ourselves to think it's okay to neglect and abandon our responsibility to ourselves and to our community. Everything cannot be blamed on the system.

As long as you focus on your strengths and remain natural, then you come off natural [in your work].

I'm not to the point where I need to shut myself off from people, unless I feel like I need to, but I don't force myself to deal with people.

I think that at the end of the day, when people understand the circumstances that led to the circumstances, they begin to sway their views.