I think that all the silence is worse than all the violence. Fear is such a weak emotion, that’s why I despise it. We’re scared of almost everything, afraid to even tell the truth. So scared of what you think of me, I’m scared of even telling you.
With ‘Hip-Hop Saved My Life,’ I attempted to make ‘Kick, Push,’ but for rappers. To give a real basic play-by-play of the life of a rapper before he makes it – if he ever makes it, because you can get stuck in that and be trying to make it for the rest of your life.
My problem is I’m peaceful, and I believe in the people.
The truth is limitless in its range, if you drop the T and look at it in reverse it could hurt.
Fear is such a weak emotion that’s why I despise it.
I hope that God forgive us, all of us sinners turn us back into beginners, put us up where the winners go, Holy apartments in the gardens in which the rivers flow, thank you for all your blessings and all of your miracles.
All the big revolutions, whether it’s the Industrial Revolution, the Arab Spring, those changes happened by economic and social shifts brought about by the people’s voices, and those things weren’t voted for. Most of our changes today are brought about through technology, not by voting.
Making your moves, paying your dues, chasing the cool.
Some people are the greatest people on Earth with good hearts and will get in the studio and make the most negative music in the world for the sake of success. That’s what the music business does to you. That’s what capitalism does to you.
What starts in clouded minds finishes in the rain.
Know the weapons of the weak, kill weakness of the heart and never fall asleep.
The biggest terrorist is Obama.
In my fight against terrorism, to me, the biggest terrorist is Obama, and the United States of America.
The point of Islam is to promote peace.
I always say that you define what success is to yourself.
360 deals are the new things of the industry. It’s not about selling records; it’s about selling T-shirts, getting a piece of your publishing, getting a piece of your touring, and all these other kind of properties.
That should be the measure of success for everyone. It’s not money, it’s not fame, it’s not celebrity; my index of success is happiness.
You know what I had a problem with? The war – the war in Afghanistan.
Success is a very dangerous thing and I think we have to be very careful about when we dictate what success is for somebody else. Because you don’t know what it’s like.
Most things that are politically right are morally wrong.