I grew up in Marcy Projects in Brooklyn, and my mom and pop had an extensive record collection, so Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder and all of those….

Never prayed to God, I prayed to Gotti, that's right it's wicked, that's life I live it. Ain't askin' for forgiveness for my sins. I gotta get my sou….

We'll have a baby who stutters repeatedly We'll name him history.

I'm a hustler, baby; I sell water to a well!.

For me, being with Obama or having dinner with Bill Clinton... It's crazy. It's mind-blowing, because where I come from is just another world. We wer….

My thing is related to who I am as a person. The clothes are an extension of me. The music is an extension of me. All my businesses are part of the c….

I believe excellence is being able to perform at a high level over and over..

My tears is tatted, my rag in my pocket / Im just looking for love, I know somebody got it.

The most amazing feeling I feel Words can't describe what I'm feeling for real Maybe I paint the sky blue My greatest creation was you..

I came, I saw, I conquered From record sales to sold out concerts..

Driving Benzes with no benefits, not bad huh, for some immigrants?.

Without the work, the magic won’t come..

As sure as this Earth is turnin, souls burnin / In search of higher learnin, turnin in every direction seeking direction / My moms cryin cause her in….

Successful people have a bigger fear of failure than people who've never done anything because if you haven't been successful, then you don't know ho….

I got mouths to feed til they put flowers on me..

If I don't show the world growth, how are we going to grow?.

That's why this generation is the least racist generation ever. You see it all the time. Go to any club. People are intermingling, hanging out, havin….

Shakespeare was a man who wrote poetry. I'm a man who writes poetry. Why not compare yourself to the best?.

One of the reasons inequality gets so deep in this country is that everyone wants to be rich. That's the American ideal. Poor people don't like talki….

The average rap life is two or three albums. You're lucky to get to your second album in rap!.

I will not lose, for even in defeat/There's a valuable lesson learned, so it evens up for me.