“Where there are people, there’s power.”

I’m focusing on the music, but I still got a cold library of books that I’ve either read or I plan on getting to.

I always wanted to operate at the highest altitude, just in terms of hip-hop and the music.

We don’t want to wait on someone to hire us and give us a check. We want to create our own opportunities.

I hope my story inspires everyone out there to keep hustling and chasing their dreams.

All the smart money got they bets on me and all the real niggas wish the best for me.

You’ve got to have faith in what you’re doing and not take no for an answer.

Even as you make progress, you need the discipline to keep from backtracking and sabotaging the success as it’s happening.

Being self-made means never making an excuse as to why you can’t take steps toward whatever your goal is.

Hope opportunity don’t knock when opportunists in your group.

Success to me is just being able to do what you love to do and support yourself all through.

Having strong enemies is a blessing.

Without a game plan and without a strong sense of faith in what you’re doing, it’s gonna be really hard to accomplish anything.

Be your own biggest fan, your own biggest believer, and put it on your back and carry the weight.

One pillar to wealth is having residual income.

Material things ain’t nothing. You feel me? At the end of the day, it’s who you is. You wasn’t born with it; you gon’ die without it.

Most important thing is to get rid of doubt. If you got doubt in what you’re doing it’s not gonna work.

People can tell you to keep your mouth shut, but that doesn’t stop you from having your own opinion.

You should always own a black dress because no one ever remembers a black dress.

I’m not a handsome guy, but I can give my hand to someone who needs help. Beauty is in the heart, not in the face.

Say something. Have the courage. Have the backbone. Get in the way. Walk with the wind. It’s all going to work out.

Black and Third World people are expected to educate white people as to our humanity.

Me only have one ambition, y’know. I only have one thing I really like to see happen. I like to see mankind live together – black, white, Chinese, everyone – that’s all.

We need racial justice to achieve climate justice.

To shipbrokers, coal was black gold.