I was a pretty bad person early in my life..

I wouldn't write about sh*t I don't know. You won't hear me write about politics in Africa and stuff, because I don't know enough about it. And I wou….

Rap is rock 'n' roll. Rock is when you push the buttons in the system; when you say, I'm not going along with what you're saying. That's rock, whethe….

If it sells, it sells. If it doesn't sell, I'll go make a movie..

If you're really a rapper, you can't stop rapping..

Half the rhymes you write, you're saying that you're better than the other MC. That's how we keep the craft sharp..

I didn't start off with the responsibility because I didn't think anybody would care. But as you do meet these people influenced by your music, then ….

Dog's just want to sniff an ass and eat some food..

Winners have to absorb losses..

I think when people say 'real hip-hop,' they want it more buried in the streets. They want it more connected to the streets and the grime and the rou….

It's like they want to shut rappers down. They want to silence us. The Supreme Court says it's OK for a white man to burn a cross in public. But nobo….

I don't rhyme for the sake of riddlin'. If I say it, I gotta be able to back it up..

When the President (of the United States) mentions your name in anger, you know the sh*t has hit the fan!.

There's a lot of films I've done I don't ever wanna see again..

Military is a great place for a jock. That's the first thing they test you, they test you physically. If you can run, if you can do the pushups, it's….

Who can protect themselves from betrayal? The day your brother wakes up and plans to do you dirty, there's no defense against that..

I have to grow with my audience..

As an actor, you can do what you want with your role. That's why they hire you; to take the role and make it real..