It's a bold statement but I think people need to read between the lines.

Take 7 emcees put em in a line And add 7 more brothers who think they can rhyme It'll take 7 more before I go for mine And that's 21 emcees ate up at the same time.

I start to think, and then I sink Into the paper like I was ink When I'm writing, I'm trapped in between the lines I escape when I finish the rhyme.

It ain't where you're from, it's where you're at.

Stay wise and the mind is untouchable.

Teach the youth to speak the truth, show them what peace can do

I'm just an addict, addicted to music Maybe it's a habit...I gotta use it.

Timeless, so age don't count in the booth When your flow stay submerged in the fountain of youth

Thinkin' of a master plan Cause ain't nothin' but sweat inside my hand.

So I start my mission- leave my residence Thinkin how could I get some dead presidents

I'm everlastin, I can go on for days and days With rhyme displays that engrave deep as X-rays I can take a phrase that's rarely heard, FLIP IT Now it's a daily word

We are all, I suppose, beholden to our parents - the question is, how much?

Needing something is not the same thing as being interested in the thing itself.

When I talk about God, I'm not necessarily talking about religion. To me, God is the energy and light that each of us carries.

When thinking about companions gone, we feel ourselves doubly alone.

But it's just that the whole country is making generally lousy films these days and has been for quite a while. That's the big problem that we all have to think about.

If you're going to condemn a people based on the actions of the worst of its ranks; take a good look at the worst of your people first and judge yourself.

I think people who write for kids, we have that ability to go back into our own lives.

I live in L.A. because my kids do. Home is where my kids are for me.

My father hated radio and could not wait for television to be invented so he could hate that too.

I'm very interested in directing actors - many directors direct cameras.