Moving to Australia was not a career move, but a quality of life issue. It has no guns, no God, and no gangster rap. As an Ethiopian cab driver said …

- Franklyn Ajaye

Taping yourself and making yourself listen to the tape of each performance no matter how bad is really important. There's always a nugget line or a …

- Franklyn Ajaye

Originality is never embraced as quickly as the commonplace.

- Franklyn Ajaye

This whole urban rap thing needs to be pulled back some. The ghetto is being glorified, and there's nothing good about the ghetto except getting out …

- Franklyn Ajaye

Bombing teaches you how badly you want to become a comedian. Because unless it's a burning desire, you'll quit when the consistent bombing becomes to…

- Franklyn Ajaye

Don't try to give a funny opinion; give your opinion in a way that will be funny.

- Franklyn Ajaye

I don't like the fact that most black people or black comedians have to present themselves in a flamboyant way. It's good if you can do that, but I d…

- Franklyn Ajaye

Very few blacks will take up golf until the requirement for plaid pants is dropped.

- Franklyn Ajaye

Being black and speaking properly are not mutually exclusive. My father was an African, and he spoke beautifully at home. Nelson Mandela speaks beaut…

- Franklyn Ajaye