A man becomes as attractive as an attractive woman when he becomes successful and is publicly noted. Power's an aphrodisiac.

When I'm actually creating music, I try not to listen to the hip-hop records that are going on, because I think, subconsciously, we steal from each other.

Some people are born with very little; some are fortunate enough to have it all. When I grew up, we didn't have much. I had to hustle to get what I wanted... but I had that hunger for more. I didn't always make the right choices, but I learned from my mistakes.

I like generals. I like Napoleon. I like strategy. The majority of them are praised for mass destruction, but it’s exciting to see how it comes to the mind mentally.

My son is the reason why I write music. He’s the reason why everything is different for me.

The more my fans know about my past, the more they’ll be able to predict and understand some of the moves I make in the future.

When I have conversations with people, for some strange reason they think I’m gonna die and they’re not. But you know what? Death means nothing to me.

When Elvis was there, they were stopping everything. Elvis had the moment for real. While I’m here, its not all about 50 Cent, but it was all about Elvis.

I think it’s impossible to actually be a role model. I think on some level, you’ll have your flaws or defects of character, regardless.

If you consider yourself a part of the culture, then finances can’t allow you to be bigger than the actual art form.