What if Manhattan was hit by Hurricane Katrina?
I stand up for other people, I'm very protective of people around me. If I feel like somebody is getting a bad rap or being unfairly picked on, I will stand up for them, absolutely.
If you're true to the upliftment of people and the unity of people, raising the self-worth of people, then you live within your means. But the problem is that we're looking at the grass on the other side, saying, "That's greener. I want to be in the thug market, but I want to be a conscious rap artist. " It doesn't work like that.
My fans will tell you all day that I can rap. That's all I need.
I would never challenge any rapper to a rap-off. It's weird, I'm not that type of rapper.
Cloned chickens walking around without heads, The food is contaminated, the water got lead in it. Population control, make the babies sick, All these RFID chips, RU-486. . . This is a war against consciousness, Controlling your soul, sort of a psychological dictatorship. And we are on the front lines, Guilty as charged if intellect is a crime.
Аll I need is one life, one try, one breath, I'm one man. What I stand for speaks for itself. . . they don't understand.
You're a trivial part in a trivia game. Now what's your aim? A presidential campaign? Like Ross Perot? He lost it though. . . But he got a billion in tha bank fo' sho'!
We love it where we from, but we kick it where we at.
. . . Had dreams of fancy cars and limos, And all I wanted was somebody to listen to my demo.
Damn it feels good to see people up on it.
We culture. Rap is the new rock 'n roll. We the rockstars. It's been like that for a minute, Hedi Slimane!
I get high like the clouds Gather every rapper up Bring em to the roof And watch em' fly for the Styles
I'm a thinker; I think too much. So for me to freestyle rap, it's like I'm thinking three, four time steps ahead, and I hate it.
I pay attention to lyrics and I know what rap fans care about. I try to write for the average listener and I'm conscious of the mainstream without selling out.
I'd rather be broke and have a whole lot of respect. It's the principle of it.
Love and hate, black and white, Right or wrong, who is right? Some smoke joints to anoint their brain To the vanishing point. . . so they won't go insane.
Burn a Bush cause for peace he no push no button. Killing over oil and grease, no weapons of destruction, How can we follow a leader when this a corrupt one?
You know that I can make hits. You know I can do all these rap records. So, I'm going to start opening up and letting you know my struggles.
I just don't want to be rapping forever. I love it, but sometimes you got goals for yourself.