I'm not looking to set a standard... but, I believe I have offered a challenge to others with my work.

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I think all those artists are artists who are appreciated because you believe their words...

I think all those artists are artists who are appreciated because you believe their words...

You'll never know who the assassin is until it's your time to go. Your life...

You'll never know who the assassin is until it's your time to go. Your life...

I'm down with the crew like Mussolini in Italy. I rock with The Roots like...

I'm down with the crew like Mussolini in Italy. I rock with The Roots like...

I don't feel comfortable making empty music.

I don't feel comfortable making empty music.

Hip-hop is a vehicle.

Hip-hop is a vehicle.

The beautiful thing about hip-hop is it's like an audio collage. You can take any...

The beautiful thing about hip-hop is it's like an audio collage. You can take any...

I started rapping because I wanted people to hear what I have to say, I...

I started rapping because I wanted people to hear what I have to say, I...

Yo, I speak at schools a lot cause they say I'm intelligent. No, it's cause...

Yo, I speak at schools a lot cause they say I'm intelligent. No, it's cause...

Bear witness I'm like shot clocks, interstate cops, and blood clots, my point is your...

Bear witness I'm like shot clocks, interstate cops, and blood clots, my point is your...

I will never do a record without some sense of responsibility.

I will never do a record without some sense of responsibility.

At exactly which point do you start to realize, that life without knowledge is death...

At exactly which point do you start to realize, that life without knowledge is death...

I not only wanted to showcase lyrical skills but also continue to drop knowledge on...

I not only wanted to showcase lyrical skills but also continue to drop knowledge on...

Its a paradox we call reality, so keeping it real will make you a casualty...

Its a paradox we call reality, so keeping it real will make you a casualty...

Once you get past appearances, you can tell whose shit is fake and whose shit...

Once you get past appearances, you can tell whose shit is fake and whose shit...

It's a paradox we call reality, so keepin' it real will make you casualty of...

It's a paradox we call reality, so keepin' it real will make you casualty of...

The chosen one, from the land of the frozen sun where drunk nights get remembered...

The chosen one, from the land of the frozen sun where drunk nights get remembered...

I speak to God directly, I know my God repect me, because he let me...

I speak to God directly, I know my God repect me, because he let me...

So I think hip-hop is moving and is going to continue to move in the...

So I think hip-hop is moving and is going to continue to move in the...

But it becomes disrespectful when the artist's process is not respected.

But it becomes disrespectful when the artist's process is not respected.

Stop acting like a b*tch already, be a visionary.

Stop acting like a b*tch already, be a visionary.