America wants its respect.

If you're a black man, they really call you out and have you deal with them.

I don't advocate senseless violence of any human being. I'm the one who's been beat down. But I will not be a victim again.

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

The third always speaks the unspeakable words.

If I win and get the money, then the Oakland Police department is going to buy a boys' home, me a house, my family a house, and a Stop Police Brutality Center.

I'm 100 percent original, and that's what got me here. My rap music is more understandable, slower. It tells a story. You can write a book on each of my thoughts.