I can admit there are some problems in hip hop but it is only a reflection of what's taking place in our society. Hip hop is sick because America is sick.

Our situation is more psychological than people will admit. Black kids kill Black kids for the same reason cops do. They see no value.

Maybe Hell ain't a place meant for us to Burn, maybe Earth is Hell and just a place for us to Learn.

One of the worst things that happened to black people in America historically is integration. People ask me why I say that and I tell them it's because we gave up all of our control.

Faith allows me to feel that as long as I'm in line with God everything will be O.K. and that I'll make it through whatever.

We're trying to teach artists that if you're smart enough to develop the material, then you're smart enough to market and promote the album too.

Being a visionary is a blessing and a curse, you're blessed to see things other people are not able to see but you are cursed to sit in it alone

You will never get to the irreducible definition of anything because you will never be able to explain why you want to explain, and so on. The system will gobble itself up.

I made promises to you that I'm not sure I can keep.

It is difficult for the united states to be all of equal power and extent.

Women hope men will change after marriage but they don't; men hope women won't change but they do.

I have a feeling that when my ship comes in I'll be at the airport.

Keeping up is a fool's game; seek advantage instead.

Each of us creates his or her own life largely by our attitude.

What starts in clouded minds finishes in the rain

They're still a subject beholden to special interests, but at least they have a national constituency. At least they have to think about national majorities.

I really felt neurotic - it was a neurotic reason - but I had to teach very, very well. That sucked up a lot of oxygen from my time and my creative thinking.