To me, it's my job not to laugh, no matter what's said. By the time we shoot, I'm ready for all that's coming. I probably do most of my breaking in r….

I never was in the Nation of Islam... I mean, what I call myself is a natural Muslim, 'cause it's just me and God..

I think when hip hop first started, people were open to it, and groups like Public Enemy and there was groups like Poor Righteous Teachers and all th….

The best thing I've done with my money is buy a house for my family. You wake up to a house you love and you feel like somebody..

I remember wishing there was snow in L.A. And how jealous we used to get of those Christmas specials with kids playing in the snow..

I never go to the Grammys. I just never go. I don't know if I care enough, and I went because my son wanted to go, and they asked us to present Best ….

Most of the problems that we have are brought on by the government and not by music. Music is a mirror of what we're going through, not the cause of ….

My thing is, I know kids cuss, they do their thing, but I tell my kids, 'Don't do it in earshot of any adults, or you're in trouble.'.

Sometimes when you're relegated to your neighborhood, you forget that there's more important things than your neighborhood going on out in the world.….

You can't pussyfoot around. When you're talking to lions, you can't meow like a pussycat..

My son, O'Shea. He looks like me, and he can rhyme..

Once you figure out what your own thing is it's all about trying to develop shows, programs that can, I guess, enhance what you already have and what….

I'm ready to run a studio. I'm ready to green light movies, and be in it to win it, you know? It's close. It'll happen..

I usually don't mind movies that people think go overboard because that's what art is all about. Art is about pushing us and making us examine oursel….

We don't do movies for the industry. We do movies for the fans, for the people. If the industry give you a trophy or not, or pat you on the back or n….

You have to resist falling in love with the money they [producers] want to give you. You have to really resist that, and you have to just think about….

I like Obama, but I understand that his hands are tied, the way Congress is reacting. It's just partisan politics everywhere, and don't know how we g….

Cool people still have a hard time showing what they got in Hollywood..

My thing is: stay creative. And just because somebody starts to pay you, that don't mean all your creativity goes to that, and you don't save none fo….

It's always great when you're able to give fans what they expect and even a little more..

But with rap music - not just N.W.A. - but rap music in general, seeing these artists wearing these team logos all the time started bringing a synerg….