I would never sell my soul, for cars and gold

They say blood is thicker than water. Only in certain cases, you need water to live. You learn that in the basics.

Weird like Murdock, thinkin' like Hannibal, Man like Face but I'm wild like B.A.

It's family first for me and then business so the family has got to know what's going on with the business.

I didn't cut no corners, I just gave it my heart and soul.

My heart seem[s] colder than March but on the flipside of things, it's still warmer than June.

I'm always going to survive and always going to be able to make more music because I have a dedicated fan base.

I mean family is more important than anything in life. Family is important than my crew, D-Block, my rap career anything... It's the most important aspect of a person's life.

Young black men had an opportunity to make money that they had never made before, so why not be flashy? I'm not mad at the flash. It just needed to be balanced.

An emcee is a Master of Ceremonies. If you're an emcee, and I am an emcee... I rhyme, you know what I mean? I do things for my fans that still appreciate me, let them know what's coming.

When you're indie and you have your hands on yourself and you're not working for someone, you're working with someone and you're dealing with them, it's a totally different feeling involved.

Whew! You two are blowing hotter air than a tornado circlin’ a volcano in Hades.

The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government.

For the victor peace means the preservation of the position of power which he has secured. For the vanquished it means resigning himself to the position left to him.

I was guilty and irritated and full of love and pain. I wanted to kick him and I wanted to take him in my arms.

I am the lord of Redmont Fief. He is my tenant. I am his commander. End of story. Ipso facto. Case-o closed-o.

Early on it was much easier to play leads, but now independent movies are being co-opted by the studio system, and they want bigger names to guarantee more audience and more numbers.

Don't kid yourself; the guy who's onstage in ripped-up jeans is wearing as much a costume as I am.

Whatever's most important to you is your god. If it's not the Rock Christ Jesus, then it's sand!

We cannot let external criticism, even if it's true, fortify our internal foe. That foe is strong enough already.

You develop a lot of scars, being interracial.