“I always wished for this, but it's almost turning into more of a nightmare than a dream.”

“Sometimes I feel like rap music is almost the key to stopping racism.”

“Dealing with backstabbers, there was one thing I learned. They're only powerful when you got your back turned.”

“When I say I'll murder my baby's mother, maybe I wanted to but I didn't. Anybody who takes it literally is 10 times sicker than I am.”

“I come from Detroit where it's rough and I'm not a smooth talker.”

“Personally, I just think rap music is the best thing out there, period. If you look at my deck in my car radio, you're always going to find a hip-hop tape; that's all I buy, that's all I live, that's all I listen to, that's all I love.”

“You know, fame is a funny thing, man, especially, you know, actors, musicians, rappers, rock singers, it's kind of a lifestyle and it's easy to get caught up in it - you go to bars, you go to clubs, everyone's doing a certain thing... It's tough.”