I'm an alpha male.

I believe in smart people.

My ears are shot. I'm a musician.

I grew up working class in Atlanta.

Rap is supposed to scare soccer moms.

I prefer a real villain to a false hero.

I take being an American very seriously.

Being in love makes you feel kind of naive.

I'm not going to restrict myself as an artist.

I write in the booth and memorize in rehearsals.

I love art. It really changes my mood and wakes me up.

For me, muscle cars are a tribute to American ingenuity.

I don't want to be walking around angry and feeling rage.

We should be led by principles and morals and not by men.

I believe being honourable lasts longer than rapping good.

With each new album: I need to kill the last version of me.

My grandmother had been a part of the civil rights movement.

Government should fear the people, not the other way around.

A lot of times, our greatest minds are locked into a 9-5 job.

You do not fly the flags of losers over the winner's country.

We travel the world, and our right to free speech is precious.

Martin Luther King, Jr. was a revolutionary, simple and plain.

I maintain hope that this country can be what it's supposed to be.

I don't think I'm more politically-based as much as socially-based.

Someone tried to introduce me to Michael Bloomberg, but I declined.

America has done a great job making brutally fast, stripped-down cars.

I have a 20-year-old son, I have a 12-year-old son and I'm so afraid for them.

I'm happy to be for people what Scarface, Ice Cube, and Rakim have been for me.

The futile and exhausting existence of a purgatory-like law enforcement system.

The fact that I'm in a group that inspires others artists is just heaven to me.

The freedom of speech and the freedom of press, it's just precious man, it really is.

I've been a music fan all my life, and you know the difference when the musicians care.

The older I get, the more of an anarchist I become, and I don't mean in a punk rock way.

Black people shouldn't have permanent friends or enemies: they should have permanent interest.

My focus is always on the conditions that create social problems, not just a particular person.

All of us, as citizens, need to kind of get over our classisms and vote for the betterment of us all.

My mom had did a wonderful job of giving me two great dads: I had a biological and non-biological dad.

Being a black rapper is like being a Southern, socialite woman: You're always worried about appearances.

My rights are precious, and I value those provided to me through the United States Constitution so much.

I like making mini-movies rather than just three-minute, place-the-champagne-here-for-sponsorship videos.

In my heart of hearts, I truly believe that Senator Bernie Sanders is the right man to lead this country.

For all my proclivities for thuggery, I am a typical middle-class dad. I'm a gangsta rap suburban father!

Being a cop must be hard. My dad was one and never wanted any of his children to follow in his footsteps.

This is a beautiful life we lead in spite of whatever things come against us or whatever team loses or wins.

As an artist, that's our job - to be with you in times of celebration and when the world is kicking your ass.

I was raised a black child in the South, where you're indoctrinated into a religion that an oppressor gave you.

We are raising a generation of kids where everyone gets a trophy. But in real life, everyone don't get a trophy.

Rap, to me, is communal. It's something you do with your friends. So becoming a member of a group was the dream.

I learned to fly planes at fifteen years old because one of my teachers thought I'd be a better pilot than rapper.

I shouldn't have to be preparing my children that the world is going to be unfair to them for the rest of their lives.

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