I'm Not A Gangster, Bro.

Why Can't I Be Friends With Somebody Who's Gay? Why Not? You Can Miss Out On A Lot By Being So Small-minded And Stereotypical About People. It's Stupid.

My Real Name's Rakim - My Parents Named Me After The God Mc Himself.

I'm From New York And I Love New York And I'm Always Repping New York, But What I Represent Is Something Deeper Than Just Being A New York Rapper.

But For Real, For Me, I Feel Like With The Red Lipstick Thing It All Depends On The Pair Of Complexion. I'm Just Being For Real. You Have To Be Fair Skinned To Get Away With That.

[i Want To Be] Something That Really Touched You - And As Far As Image And Change Goes, I Just Really Want A Lot Of People To Respect My Music And Treat Me... [as] Inspiration.