Don't Look Down, It's An Impossible View;

Hip-hop Is A Beautiful Culture. It's Inspirational, Because It's A Culture Of Survivors. You Can Create Beauty Out Of Nothingness.

I Got My First Exposure To Islam When I Was 13.

If 'life In Marvelous Times' Can't Get On The Radio, Then I Don't Need To Be On The Radio.

It's Possible And Available To Any Artist To Be Himself Or Herself On Their Own Terms, To Be Accepted And Embraced By Black People. You Don't Have To Be A Thug To Get Love From Black People.

I Know What It Feels Like To Have The Door Slammed Firmly In My Face, So I'm Cool With That.