I always knew that there were huge opportunities for me, and that I had a lot of potential to do a lot of different things, but I also knew it was about my execution and my application of skills.

People are motivated when they see somebody else doing something.

We must work to reshape the need for our children to want to live so fast even if it means dying too young.

Some of us were born to hate and some of us were born to be great.

I always want to execute and maximize off of potential, and this is a natural progression. Coming up as a youngster, I always wanted to be a rapper, but I knew that if I did everything right as a rapper, I'd end up as an actor, following the models of Ice Cube, Tupac [Shakur] and Will Smith.

Life experience makes the best music. That's the thing that nobody else can offer. Nobody else can offer my life. I have a life that is fit for movies, music, and so forth. Nobody else can give that.

If you want to take what I've learned and use it to your advantage, just listen and you won't have to go through it.