America is fascinated with seeing people have nothing and turn it to something.

Life is what you make of it. Don't make excuses - make it happen.

A moment will pass, but a movement will last.

Every underground artist has that little chip on his shoulder, like "I'm stuck here, and I'm trying to get out of this little hole that I'm in." You've got this core fan base, but it's limited.

What's life if you're not enjoying it?

These palm trees like my old homeboys, hella shady

They see me rollin’, they hatin’

People get tired of the same old sound. They want something new.

When I get home and turn on the radio, I hear songs that are new to me, but to everybody else they're old. I try to keep the music fresh in my head.

I just try to do me, and I feel like it works.

If you're a humble person, and you walk in, and you start talking, people are going to be able to tell. You can't fake it.

Everyone you have ever loved in your life becomes a part of your soul. They never leave. They're always inside you, and you can bring them out whenever you want.

A smile is your best beauty asset.

Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection of a fundamental human right, the right to dignity and a decent

Don't tire yourself more than need be, even at the price of founding a culture on the fatigue of your bones.

I can do what I need to do. I can get where I want to go, no matter how hard it is.

Freedom is what beauty feels like when it can most express itself.

I think Tony Fucile, who did the illustrations [for Bink & Gollie], is an absolute genius. I've never met him.

Objectivity and presence of mind are essential in such positions where sacrificial temptations are not always resistable.

As an artist, I want to interpret my feelings

I never really said I want to be a role model. But then when it happened I was so down for it.