"I'm not a hypocrite. I'm a human being."

"I'm a young Black male who's trying to make a difference in the world and I'm not afraid to die for it."

"I would rather be a street sweeper, if I was honest, than to be a king and lie."

"Whatever you see you gotta keep a sense of humor; you gotta be able to smile through all the bullshit."

"We shouldn't be angry and my raps that I'm rapping to my community shouldn't be filled with rage? They shouldn't be filled with the same atrocities that they gave to me? In the media, they don't talk …"