Watch me, diamonds shining looking like I robbed Liberace.

Be an individual, work hard, study, get your mind straight, and trust nobody.

Just because I write some songs about bad women, though, that doesn't mean I hate women. I've written songs that show great love and respect for women too. Songs that talk about strong, upstanding women and their pain. I have women working on my music. They understand where I'm coming from. So does my mama. I always play my music for her before it comes out. Why do you think I wrote "Dear Mama"? I wrote it for my mama because I love her and I felt I owed her something deep.

I am society’s child. This is how they made me and now I’m sayin’ what’s on my mind and they don’t want that. This is what you made me, America.

Born through hard times, Ghetto child of mine. I wonder if you have to suffer for your father's crimes.

Out of anger comes controversy, out of controversy comes conversation, out of conversation comes action.

For every single dark night there is a brighter day.