I want to be part of a different kind of celebrity, one that thinks not just about charity but policy.

I think the greatest thing about America is the American Dream.

My dad was in the hood, he was a minister, and he would always put churches in the ghetto.

I come from a hut, from a hut I went to the projects, from the projects I went to a mansion so you out there you have ABSOLUTLY NO EXCUSE!

When the Fugees were big, we made a whole lot of money, and what happened was that I saved my money and never spent it.

For me, before I go on stage, it all depends. Might be a girl, might be an edible, might be a verse, might be somebody mixing something in my drink without me knowing - hopefully that won't happen tonight.

I hear them playing Elvis, they on they way to Graceland. But they don't scare me, I'm in the trunk.