AIDS is such a scary thing and it's also the kind of thing that you think won't happen to you. It can happen to you and it's deadly serious.

I ain't got no beef with east coast, I think it's just being hyped up.

in the mornin' po-lice at my door Fresh adidas squeak across the bathroom floor Out the back window.. I make a escape Don't even get a chance to grab my old school tape

If you believe that I'm a cop killer, you believe David Bowie is an astronaut.

I'm a big fan of all styles, even Biggie and Wu-Tang, but I gotta do my thing.

Passion makes the world go round. Love just makes it a safer place.

A good emcee will rhyme a lot of different ways. Don't limit yourself.

...As an artist, you need the naysayers and the nonbelievers to add fuel to your creative fire.

The truth is, everybody I've ever met who's successful is a workaholic.

Real men hold themselves accountable for stuff.

Being cool is when you win, you don't get too happy; and when you lose, you don't get too mad.

Carrying someone else’s weight is only going to weigh down on you and add stress, frustration, and pain. Choose who you work with and play with wisely.

You are powerful, if you choose to be.

Sometimes when people look at the work I've done with my family, they think it's autobiographical. But it really isn't. It's more about the idea of family.

We should decriminalize all drugs. The assumptions on which our drug policies are based are flawed.

When did I decide to go into business? Well, it wasn't a business, when I decided. It was simply a need to sing.

The true warrior isn't immune to fear. She fights in spite of it.

I think every artist would love to just please themselves musically all day long.

In all our actions, God considers the intention: whether we act for Him or for some other motive.

Anger - use it, but don't lose it!

As the palm-tree standeth so straight and so tall, The more the hail beats, and the more the rains fall.