Gangbanging is a survival instinct, regardless of how anybody tries to paint it.

My thing is that I don't give no person that much power over my path that I'm walking. Not one person can make or break what I'm doing, except me or God.

On a mission your worst enemy is idle time.

I'm more focused on giving solutions and inspiration more than anything.

And it's possible to monetize your art without compromising the integrity of it for commerce.

Luck is just bein' prepared at all times, so when the door opens you're ready.

If you don't know your full-throttle history, the whole story of how you came to where you are, it's kind of hard to put things together.

I feel that luck is a product of hard work.

We're not the cause, we're the effect.

[In Eritrea] in key positions - president, government, police - everybody's the same [color]. It's a country run by its people. No racial class, everybody feels a part of it.

When I became a man, and I started to understand the difference between the truth and what your parents are supposed to tell you, there's a difference, know what I mean?

The spirit of a man is divine.

Death is the greatest goal of anyone. It is something no other living human can achieve

The best prayers have often more groans than words.

In any organization men would move up form the bottom to the top. That develops loyalty, ambition and talent, because there is a chance for promotion.

We're not interested to know the real heroes. We're really more interested in the villains, actually, and they seem to thrive, and it continues to be business as usual.

I'm a business person at heart.

Merit rarely goes unrewarded.

Jesus Christ was the ultimate influencer. My life has been influenced by Jesus more than anyone else.

I think singing it when its done well is extremely natural. It feels great.

I think music needs danger; it needs risk.