People who actually have money don't want to talk about it. They want to talk about everything else.
I started hustling at 12, my mother hustled ahead of me. I was only allowed to because they knew me.
Maybe Hell ain't a place meant for us to Burn, maybe Earth is Hell and just a place for us to Learn.
There shouldn't be any violence in hip-hop. You're getting free clothes. Basically, it's free money.
It's hard for me to feel bad for myself because I'm doing what I love to do. I'm in a good position.
I've always been something these labels can't buy, especially if they tryna take a piece of my soul.
Whatever you wanna drink girl, pick right now. If you can't hold your liquor, better quit right now.
Man they treat me like a legend, am I really this cold? I’m really too young to be feeling this old.
I used to burn rubber at every light, mean mugging everything there was, cause that was my attitude.
At first, I was just trying to sound like DOOM and Eminem, and then I dug out my own voice, I guess.
Everything when you're a teenager is a projection. Or at least, for me, it was. 'Who am I gonna be?'
I would love to coach. I'm not saying I'm qualified to do it in the N.B.A., but I would love to try.
I'm not really into the whole lyrics thing; I just like to make music that people like to listen to.
I always knew that I would be some type of public figure, but I never knew that it would be rapping.
I think that with me and Madlib, I was never afraid to really experiment with his tracks and things.
These days I mostly worry ‘bout my bank account/I ain’t backin’ out ‘til I own a bank to brag about.
Kendrick Lamar is not a whack rapper, not at all. Do I think he's a super-mega-lyricist? Not really.
The Devil crept into Heaven, God overslept on the 7th, The New World Order was born on September 11.
I feel my body weakening but my spirit is fine, ready to go to war with devils at the drop of a dime
Graffiti art brings you back to your human skills - your spirit and what your being is really about.
I'm hoping to make the kind of difference in my lifetime that allows me to be remembered positively.
The church didn't know what to do with Ray Charles or Al Green. And so they were kind of ostracized.
When you down and out don't nobody trust ya, but when you got bread it seems like everybody love ya.
There are some people who still don't understand. But I know by the end of my fulfillment they will.
When you get money you're always a target because there's always somebody who needs money out there.
There's nothing like trying to spoonfeed Tortellini Carbonara to a blindfolded naked giggling woman.
Lucifer, oh Lucifer, God of evil, you're the god of pain, the darkness is where you find your light.
I definitely use 'smiling while rapping' as a tool in the booth. I want to have fun while recording.
When you mess up publicly, it can be difficult to get vulnerable again or to put yourself out there.
I never see the whips niggas be claimin' they drivin, I guess 'entertainment' means blatantly lyin'.
True confidence leaves no room for jealousy. When you know your are great, you have no need to hate.
Man I been did that. Man I been popped off. And if she aint tryna to give it up she get dropped off.
Now every club promoter wanna bid like auctions, cause I pack shows, sell ticks Celtics like Boston.
I graduate with honors. I balled Nead O'Connor. I did a free style then I got a shoutout from Obama.
I mean you're so shy & I'm lovin your tie You're like slicker than the guy with the thing on his eye
A solution built by an artist serves the artist more than the solution the capitalist comes up with.
We are all so self-obsessed, not really helping others as we should, spreading the love so to speak.
I think a lot of people can learn from listening to hip hop. It ain't always about beats and rhymes.
Never have one kid in the room with you, and avoid situations that would look suspect to a passerby.
I'm a fan of hip-hop as well. I like everybody who keeps the game on their toes and keep it pushing.
I hated women before I went to prison. I always felt like women were trying to tear each other down.
Momma gettin' older feelin' pains In her shoulder. I gotta stay focused and remain a little soldier.
Niggas' rap albums sound like love letters, Pen in my hand, like: damn, fam, I could do much better.
I've got to show at all times that I'm willing to tear any emcee a new asshole, at any given moment.
Im either running from life or im just waiting to die im the supplier or fire if you chasing a high.
As long as you focus on your strengths and remain natural, then you come off natural [in your work].
It's so many different elements to a film. Just learning the ins and outs and how the machine works.
My rhymes are like shot clocks, interstate cops and blood clots, my point is your flow gets stopped.