I gave you prophecy on my first joint, and y'all lamed out Didn't really appreciate it, 'til the second one came out.

I got this black chick, she don't know how to act Always talkin' out her neck, makin' her fingers snap She like, "Listen Jigga Man, I don't care if….

Niggas pray and pray on my downfall, But every time I hit the ground I bounce up like round ball.

[T]he truth is that drug addicts have a disease. It only takes a short time in the streets to realize that out-of-control addiction is a medical prob….

I think the consumption of music is at an all-time high. But I think the ways that record companies are trying to monetize it is just all over the pl….

You put the right artist on the right track in the studio and leave the door open to let God in..

Jealousy’s a weak emotion..

You shared one of the most intimate things that ever happened to you - falling in love with someone who wasn't brave enough to love you back. Your re….

The genius thing that we did was, we didn't give up..

The Nets' a stone throw from where I used to throw bricks ...So it's only right I'm still tossing 'round Knicks..

If your dad died before you were born, yeah, it hurts — but it’s not like you had a connection with something that was real. Not to say it’s any bett….

Gotta keep it peace like a buddhist Nobody gonna Wesley snipe me It's less than likely, Move back, Let I breathe Jedi knight, The more space I g….

When you step outside of school and have to teach yourself about life, you develop a different relationship to information. I've never been a purely ….

Artists can have greater access to reality; they can see patterns and details and connections that other people, distracted by the blur of life, migh….

In trouble waters I had to learn how to float.

I collect art, and I drink wine... things that I like that I had never been exposed to. But I never said, 'I'm going to buy art to impress this crowd….

I'm not afraid of dying I'm afraid of not trying.

Be fluid. Treat each project differently. Be water, man. The best style is no style. Because styles can be figured out. And when you have no style th….

Is to have had and lost/Better than not having at all?.

A poet's mission is to make words do more work than they normally do, to make them work on more than one level..

I'm far from being god, but I work god damn hard..