What I'm trying to do is break the genre from what is rap and what is music.

Respect, my brother, nothing but respect, man.

When you enter the realm of politics, you don't enter it because you want to be popular. When I want to be popular, I pull on a guitar and sing a song.

I'm not going away fast; I've been around for a while, and plan to be around for a while more.

I'm the hip-hop Quincy Jones of today

My accomplishment has helped millions of kids see that they can come from a poor family and go somewhere, make something out of themselves. Ive been doing it for seven years professionally.

I was a jazz major in high school, in an all-jazz band. No matter what I do, it features my musical influences.