I'm a reflection of the community.

I'm a thug. And my thug comes from... my definition of thug comes from half of the street element. Straight street hustling.

Being in Marin City was like a small town so it taught me to be more [straightforward] with my style. Instead of of being so metaphorical with the rhyme, I was encouraged to go straight at it and hit it dead on and not waste time trying to cover thingsIn Marin City it seemed like things were real country. Everything was straightforward. Poverty was straightforward.

I am not a perfectionist, but still I seek perfection. I am not a great romantic, but yet I yearn 4 affection

It was hell, hugging my Mama from a jail cell.

They wanna censor me, they ratha see me in a cell, livin' in hell, with only a few of us to live to tell.

We don't need no more rappers, we don't need no more basketball players, no more football players. We need more thinkers. We need more scientists. We need more managers. We need more mathematicians. We need more teachers. We need more people who care; you know what I'm saying? We need more women, mothers, fathers, we need more of that, we don't need any more entertainers