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I am the manifestation of study,
NOT the manifestation of money.
Therefore, I advance through thought,
NOT what's manufactured and bought.

Too many MC's take that word 'emcee' lightly;
They can't Move a Crowd, not even slightly.

If you're a conscious rap artist and you're worried about Billboard charts, you're gonna have a problem.

You were put here to protect us.
But who protects us from you?

Hip-hoppers are not interpreting what hip-hop is, and when we do interpret it, we interpret it as something immature, unorganized, and outlaw.

You know something, it's best no to have what you need
because then, you start looking for what you need
and make it what you need.

You sleep with a man, that's your husband. So make sure before you lay down, you love him.

Do you ever think about when you outta here?
Record deal and video, outta here!?
Mercedes Benz and Range Rover, outta here!?

Educate yourself make your world view bigger, visualize wealth, and put yourself in the picture

Trust in God, that's where the crown is at. It's not in what you get, it's what happens after that.

I'd rather make one righteous dollar on my level
Than make a million dollars spittin' rhymes for the devil.

Don't you think it's time we thought about the future? Whether our children are gonna be winners or losers

I used to let the olde english 8- suds bubble in the last car of the Franklin Avenue shuttle

Love yourself and your expression, you can't go wrong.

You are not doing hip hop; you ARE hip hop.

Hip-Hop is being spoken through spirituality ... Meaning that you'll be able to listen to it spiritually for yourself.

Rappers spit rhymes that are mostly illegal,
MC's spit rhymes to uplift their people.

Believers of Jesus be denouncing Satan on every level,
But every Halloween they're dressin' like devils.

Stop the negativity and control our creativity

I make intelligence cool. I make spirituality cool. If we can make one's devotion to God cool, then I think I did a great thing. I can rest in peace.

The courage to be yourself is the essence of hip hop

The single most important lesson I learned is that black people are the cause of black people's demise.

Ignorance is a poison and knowledge will nourish.

Real men are real friends, showing their real commitment.

Rap is still an art, and no-one's from the Old School
Cuz rap is still a brand-new tool

You know, you don't see with your eyes
You see with your brain
And the more words your brain has
The more things you can see

I'm not saying I'm number 1, oh sorry I lied.. I'm number 1,2,3,4 and 5

Teachers teach and do the world good, Kings just rule and most are never understood

Rap is something you do Hip Hop is something you live

I've enjoyed much success. The IRS is always at my door, constantly.

I grew up in them streets, like everyone else
but instead of pushin' drugs, I pushed knowledge of self

Hip is the knowledge and Hop is the movement..

If Hip Hop has the ability to corrupt young minds, it also has the ability to Uplift them.

It's not about a salary, it's all about reality.

There could never really be justice on stolen land.

I haven't come to tell you I've got juice
I just produce, create, innovate on a higher level

Kings lose crowns but teachers stay intelligent

Yo Premier, why these rappers so soft?
They corny ass raps be makin me doze off.

So you think that hip-hop had it's start out in Queensbridge, If you popped that junk up in the Bronx you might not live.

The true word of God is written in our heart.

You got to have style, and learn to be original.

It's just hypocrisy on hip-hop's part to cry racial profiling when your race is on TV acting like fools.