You always gotta be on time, an hour ahead of everything. You always gotta be prepared.

Pull down the shades on the windows of your soul, And gaze into your mind and watch the wisdom unfold.

I don't think there's much a person could say about me. My gangster's never been on trial.

I was never in an awkward position where I had to curb my manhood.

I could wake up six in the morning, go downstairs and record. I learned how to use ProTools and everything. Whenever I felt it, I could record.

You don't need Beanie Sigel in the building with a pre-perception that this crazy dude might do anything.

I can still do clothing, movies, cartoons. I'mma get mine regardless. Whether I put an album out or not, I'm still gonna see a check.

Jadakiss is not no walk in no park. Nas is not no walk in no park. These are dudes that could have ended my career.

...'being published’ is not the same as being a real writer.

Celebration is capturing and acknowledging the important moments in life through your words, actions and reactions.

His was not the hatred that arises suddenly like a storm and as suddenly abates. It was, once the initial shock of anger and pain was over, a calculated thing that grew in a bloodless way.

Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.

Take risks and you'll get the payoffs. Learn from your mistakes until you succeed.

I'm the least metrosexual cat you've ever met. I've never had my fingernails or toenails done, and I've cut my own hair longer than other people have cut my hair.

I believe that I definitely developed into a refined and graceful woman due to ballet. It has shaped me in every way.

I have a real no-nonsense dad who taught me how to be resilient at a very young age.

Everything depends on which path you take.

Ninety percent of my thoughts are, "How will this work on the radio?"