I always knew that I would be some type of public figure, but I never knew that it would be rapping.

Maybe you's a stank ho, maybe that's a bit mean Maybe you grew up and I'm still living like I'm sixteen.

Back when I was younger, Very ambitious, but often blinded by my hunger. Some say I dream too big, And my dream gon' take me under.

I study my competition for at least an hour a day. I get on the internet, look at what they doing, then I look at ways to defeat them.

Most of my show is just improvisation. It goes with the energy of the crowd.

You have to evolve and change but you're always gonna get that street edge out of my music regardless. That's who I am. That's in me and that ain't gon' never go away.

Everything I do is going to be gangsta rap, street based, street oriented... I'm from Gary, Indiana, and everybody's damn near at the poverty level.

I don't have no... I love Lil Wayne. I grew up on the Hot Boys.

I don't think you can be a good musician if you just listen to rap, or just the [type of music] you do. You gotta be open to other ideas.

I'm a real gangster rapper and I'm a rapper. I just think my music takes different directions. I don't think you can pigeon hole me in one genre. I'm probably the most versatile in the game, period.

I don't like people being something that they ain't, and we got a lot of that in rap right now.

You do not need to be perfect to be the best

A leader’s first duty is to look after his or her people, especially those who are sick, hungry, or thirsty.

Beautiful things were sometimes mixed up with treacherous things, they could even happen at the same time, or one could lead to the other, I thought.

As your organizational authority increases, your organizational IQ decreases.

Anger does a man more hurt than that which made him angry.

I think that we need women role models everywhere. I think that it's really hard to imagine yourself as something that you don't see.

I like taking my time and seeing the things around me and appreciating the now.

I call children "our ultimate investment."

Love, how many roads to obtain a kiss.

Resurrection is a belief and hope in restoring this world.