I'd Rather Die Enormous Than Live Dormant.

On The Night He Died - He Was Twenty-seven - Basquiat Had Been Planning To See A Run-dmc Show. When People Asked Him What His Art Was About, He'd Hit Them With The Same Three Words: "royalty, Heroism, And The Streets.

Electing A Black Man Named Barack Obama President In The Same Country That Elected George W. Bush - Twice! - Is As Far-fetched As A Hustler From Marcy Performing At That President's Inauguration. But It Happened.

My Thing Is Related To Who I Am As A Person. The Clothes Are An Extension Of Me. The Music Is An Extension Of Me. All My Businesses Are Part Of The Culture, So I Have To Stay True To Whatever I'm Feeling At The Time, Whatever Direction I'm Heading In. And Hopefully, Everyone Follows.

Everyone Who Makes Music Is A Good Collaborator At Their Foundation Because In Order To Make Music, You Have To Connect To It In A Way That Other People Can't.

Nine To Five Is How Ya Survive, I Ain't Trying To Survive I'm Trying To Live It To The Limit And Love It Alive