There's No Such Thing As Success On

I Was Born At A Very Crucial Time. I Consider 1968 To Be The Mason Dixon Line Between Pre- And Post-civil Rights Generation Ideas, Whereas A Lot Of People Born Before '68 They Kind Of Went Into That Moses Mentality. Like, I'm Not Going To Make It, You Know, I Don't Have Any Hope.

How Do You Plan A Rebirth? I'm Not Sure You Do. You Just Stand In The Darkness Until You Can't Endure It Any Long, And Then You Move Forward Until You're Standing In The Light.

It Was Absolutely Killing Me That I've Spent The First 25 Years Of My Life Tryin' To Avoid Bullets. That Was Always The Main Concern. Don't Go Out Late. Don't Go To Any Shady Neighborhoods. Don't Hang In Bars Alone. Why? Because You Wanna Avoid Bullets. So Once I Get To 35 Then I Was Like "woo, Okay. Made It." And Now There's A New Warning. Now It's Like Strokes; I Gotta Watch My Health.

During The 2008 Election, I Made Clear To The Obama Campaign That I Don't Think It's Wise For Me To Force My Personal Political Agenda On Anyone.

Switching Off Perfection Switched On The Human Quality