I don't accept the term 'political rapper' because I don't give a damn about either political party. I give a damn about the people.

I feel worn down as a human being who has to constantly justify their existence to other human beings because I'm a minority

I love Dr. King, but violence might be necessary; Cause when you live on MLK and it gets very scary, You might have to pull your AK, send one to the cemetery.

What I am is an encourager. I encourage all who deserve freedom to fight for that. And if you can't win by yourself, then find other people to be in solidarity with.

Being a black rapper is like being a Southern, socialite woman: You're always worried about appearances.

I'll always push for what I believe in. That's what you're supposed to do. If you're an American, you're supposed to be part of the political process, especially if you've been denied it.

This is jazz, this is funk, this is soul, this is gospel This is sanctified sick, this is player Pentecostal. This is church front pew, Amen, pulpit, What my people need and the opposite of bullshit.

I learned to fly planes at fifteen years old because one of my teachers thought I'd be a better pilot than rapper.

I'm lucky in that in my character in hip hop is me. I'm Michael Render. My character is Killer Mike. But the truth that I sing in my raps align themselves with the policy of Bernie Sanders.

The futile and exhausting existence of a purgatory-like law enforcement system.

I don't trust the church or the government, and anything the church or the government tells me I assume to be a lie or a conspiracy, until proven true.

It is not God’s power that is lacking to accomplish the redemption of nations

Excercise is nothing more than a depressing reminder that one is not a god.

I used to play Donna Karan. I used my dad's home office, and Kim was my assistant. Then one of our friends would play a buyer, and I would take her to my mom's closet and show her the new collection.

But now I have a child, and it's the best thing in the world.

I wish I had more hands, so I could give those titties four thumbs down!

I am a comedian and I started in stand-up when I was 22.

When you're married with kids, you just think differently.

Children were pack animals; let any one of them act different from the group, and the rest would bring him down.

Suspicion is one of the morbid reactions by which an organism defends itself and seeks another equilibrium.

We proceed by doubt, by trial and error, by resisting the impulse to lunge after certainty.