I give the niggaz what they came to see, a reflection of one self where they aim to be.

It's so many different elements to a film. Just learning the ins and outs and how the machine works.

We can no longer afford to be entertained beyond the point of accountability. We can't keep selling each other out and be willing to do anything to be seen, to be famous or to be rich.

Even when I lose faith in myself there is something in me that speaks through and says I am not finished yet.

If I think of something, half-way into it, I can throw it in there and it won't be so far down the line that it would be insignificant. However, I also like to completely focus on something for a certain period of time, and then be able to move on to something else.

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

A responsibility to be a role model as a father yes, as a man, as a public figure, yes. That responsibility just leads me to do what I feel is right and to conduct myself with the moral standards, principles, and integrity that were instilled in me by my family.