Hip-hop was the culture that I grew up with; I am part of this culture.

There have been a lot of hip-hop artists who have made a difference to people's lives, spreading the message of the struggle and representing for those who have overcome adversity.

There's the shared imagery between hip-hop and comics, with some producers and emcees taking on super hero personas.

I think that any story that intends on being culturally authentic and true to life experiences will be a great story. Even if that culture isn't a hip-hop-centric one.

Much of hip-hop, like comic books, is fantastical by nature, too.

I do think that hip-hop has a relationship with comic book culture, and Kung Fu movies too, for that matter.

When you are creating something artistically and are speaking to or representing a culture that you know truthfully, you are doing a good job.

The basic idea of a hero rising up to represent an oppressed or disenfranchised group of people is as true to hip-hop as it is comic book lore.

Simple dreams are the hardest to come true

He that would have his virtue published, is not the servant of virtue, but glory.

There are a lot of other movies I've done multiple times, like Werewolf Of Washington, where I really get tired of watching it.

...there were no guarantees in life, only promises and whispers.

Your whole life people tell you to do what you love. But if you gotta do something else to pay the bills, you don't automatically have to be miserable.

What in us the women leave uncultivated, children cultivate when we retain them near us.

American liberty is premised on the accountability of free men and women for what they have done, not for what they may do.

I believe I inherited my sense of music from my father. My father was an ear piano player; he could just hear something and play it.

According to a study by Achieve Incorporated, Texas is the first state to make a college-prep curriculum the standard coursework in high school, starting with this year's ninth grade class.

I feel liberated, empowered, inspired and motivated. Fear holds you back from achieving what you want in life.