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.

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.

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

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.

Man does not strive for happiness

What has being a girl to do with anything if a person in properly qualified?' ... 'It's what you call prejudice, ' she said.

A Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can never be restored. Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.

Fans don't boo nobodies.

If you buy a $28,000 car, in four years it will be worth about 11,000 bucks.

I love drawings, so I've always enjoyed making drawings that exist on their own.

The Monk competition did open some doors. And I was thankful for that.

A sadder but wiser man is a thousand times more agreeable to meet than the feller that never makes a mistake.

As an artist I just think comedic actors are really underrated.

As W.C. Fields once said: a thing worth having is a thing worth cheating for.