There's the shared imagery between hip-hop and comics, with some producers and emcees taking on super hero personas.

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.

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

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.

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.

A good friend is a connection to life - a tie to the past, a road to the future, the key to sanity in a totally insane world.

My smile is my servant, he should come at my command.

If there is no free speech, every single life has lived in vain

The power of memories and expectations is such that for most human beings, the past and the future are not as real, but rather more real than the present.

Too many people write their blessings in the sand but engrave their sorrows in marble

The parties are the gamesters; but government keeps the table, and is sure to be the winner in the end.

I wasn't kissing her, I was whispering in her mouth!

When Roman Polanski did give you a "Great, great, great!" you were just like, "Thank you, Lord, for this magical moment."

We assume that we have free will and that we make decisions, but we don't. Neurons do. We decide that this sum total driving us is a decision we have made for ourselves. But it is not.

I believe an artist dies twice. The first time, it's just terrible - I've been there when the phone isn't ringing for years.