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.

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.

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.

The motivation to me is to make money and not be dependent upon the shallow pool called the entertainment world or the rap world or the hip-hop world.

It's hard to tread lightly when you continue to accumulate.

Life is a gift. Treat each moment with anticipation and gratitude.

Wake up! Be yourself, not a bad copy of something else!

I don't like to just have a repetitive life where I do the same thing over and over. I love to be able to learn something new, explore something new.

I thought I wanted to be a playwright because I was interested in stories and telling stories.

The school-boy doesnt force himself to learn his vocabularies and rules altogether at night, but knows that be must impress them again in the morning.

I miss being governor.

Once thoroughly our own, the knowledge ceases to give us pleasure.

Before you go further, let me tell you what a poem brings, first, you must know the secret, there is no poem to speak of, it is a way to attain a life without boundaries.

Our greatest strength comes not from what we possess, but from what we believe; not from what we have, but from who we are.