"This is the problem with the United States: there's no leadership. A leader would say, 'Police bruta..." — KRS-One

When you know your self-worth, and you read and you ask questions and you study and you travel, you become free.

There's no distinction. A teacher is a preacher. The teachers in public schools are preachers, and the preachers in church are teachers.

Where I go, rap goes. Rap is like my dog; it's like my little pet. And where I go, I lead my little pet with me.

When I wake up in the morning, do I think I'm a role model? Yes. I'm not trying to have a pristine image, because a real role model shows you to the good and ugly.