"If people take anything from my music, it should be motivation to know that anything is possible as long as you keep working at it and don't back down."

"I've accomplished enough with the music that I haven't had to go out there and do other things to over-saturate."

"Say there's a white kid who lives in a nice home, goes to an all-white school, and is pretty much having everything handed to him on a platter - for him to pick up a rap tape is incredible to me, because what that's saying is that he's living a fantasy life of rebellion."

"I try to treat all the money I'm making like it's the last time I'm going to make it."

"I'm not a victim - I never want to be perceived that way."

"I've done movies with a sword before. But I haven't really been given the full responsibility of something like a Ridley Scott film."

"I have insecurities of course, but I don't hang out with anyone who points them out to me."

"I'm a lioness. I have four cubs. I'm a mom. I want to take care of my kids and protect them."