I always want to know what's wrong with you, why you ain't smiling. That's just my character; I just love people and want to see people having a good time.

It was important that I became successful. People say they do it for the love, and yes, you do it for the love, but you want to be successful

When I lose touch with the audience and the reality of what life really is, I'll be Vanilla Ice or something.

It was important to me to go back to the grungy, because all of a sudden you get excited again, 'cause there's another whole dimension of 'Clef that you wasn't expecting to hear.

The reason why we're warriors is that we rise to the occasion; anyone that's felt like the system put them down, and then they rose to the occasion, they're a warrior. It's not about whether you come from the hood or you come from the suburbs, you know what I mean? It's about reality and life.

When you find the talent, it's always raw, and when you put the talent in the formula, you get the Knocks.

I've known Clinton for probably the last year that he was in office and stuff. The vibe that I always got from Clinton was, you-know, he never gave me a president-vibe.