Trust in God, that's where the crown is at. It's not in what you get, it's what happens after that..

Real men are real friends, showing their real commitment..

When I say hip-hoppers, I mean black, white, Asian, Latino, Chicano, everybody. Everybody. Hip-hop has united all races. Hip-hop has formed a platfor….

The courage to be yourself is the essence of hip hop.

So you think that hip-hop had it's start out in Queensbridge, If you popped that junk up in the Bronx you might not live..

Rap is like a set-up...a lot of games, A lot of suckers with colorful names. 'I'm so-and-so,' 'I'm this, I'm that.' But they all just wick-wick-wa….

I'd rather make one righteous dollar on my level Than make a million dollars spittin' rhymes for the devil..

You are not doing hip hop; you ARE hip hop..

The single most important lesson I learned is that black people are the cause of black people's demise..

Kings lose crowns but teachers stay intelligent.

If you're true to the upliftment of people and the unity of people, raising the self-worth of people, then you live within your means. But the proble….

I think that all journalists, specifically print journalists, have a responsibility to educate the public. When you handle a culture's intellectual p….

You know, you don't see with your eyes You see with your brain And the more words your brain has The more things you can see.

Rebel, renegade, must stay paid..

Deepak Chopra, look at him. He's probably the most successful self-help guru in the world. I don't think he's struggling for any marketing or exposur….

I am the manifestation of study, NOT the manifestation of money. Therefore, I advance through thought, NOT what's manufactured and bought..

Hip is to know, it's a form of intelligence. To be hip is to be update and relevant. Hop is a form of movement, you can't just observe a hop, you got….

It's not that you don't make any money doing conscious rap music. You make a lot of money doing this, but if you're greedy and you're not satisfied w….

I think music should be free. I think all communication should be free. I think people should respect artists, and there should be a certain respect ….

If we have power to degrade an entire society, then we also have the power to uplift it..

You can't expect to be on MTV and critique George Bush. You can't expect to be on BET or the cover of 'The Source' advocating Jesus Christ or Buddha ….