Straight from the heart, I represent hip hop I be three albums deep, but I don't wanna go pop Too many candy rappers seem to be at the top Too much candy is no good, so now I'm closing the shop.

Your whole appearance is a lie and it could never be true. And if you really loved yourself, then you would try and be you.

I like them brown, yellow, Puerto Rican, or Haitian Name is Phife Dawg from the Zulu nation.

Now here's a funky introduction of how nice I am Tell your mother, tell your father, send a telegram.

Cuz if I don't say I'm the best, tell me who the hell will.

I instruct you to be the obeyer, A rhythm recipe that you'll savor, Doesn't matter if you're minor or major, Yes, the Tribe of the game, rhythm player, As you inhale like a breath of fresh air

When's the last time you heard a funky diabetic?

Used to have a crush on Dawn from En Vogue. It's not like honey dip would wanna get with me, But just in case I own more condoms than TLC.

Question: Why is that MC's be wack And major labels wanna sign that crap? A-yo...funk that!

I'm a rapper but I'm a human being.

Styles be fat like Jackie Gleason, the rest be Art Carney.

Learn to light a candle in the darkest moments of someone’s life. Be the light that helps others see

I write because I know I am only one to control the world I created in my books.

They are scared that the BBC or CNN may call them radicals, so they remain soft instead. The problem lies there, with the Muslim leaders, not the Muslim masses.

The only thing that will really change global warming in the long run is if we radically increase the speed with which we get alternative technologies to deal with climate change.

You really must stop acting Like a 20-year-old, gold plated In a midlife crisis You just graduated Happy 60th

In a world filled with hate, we must still dare to hope.

No, because I don't want to hear what's hot and feel I have to copy it. I'll just make up my own thing.

Sometimes you have to go through something else to find what you're looking for.

We are not required to go through [Jesus'] trials, but we are required to be willing to go through them. To prove that we are willing to do so, we must go through our own trials and remain faithful.