Artis Leon Ivey Jr. Quotes

We take pride in what we do.

People treat me nice ‘cos I treat them nice.

If it wasn’t for the military I probably would not have ever come to Bosnia for vacation.

I’ve been rapping since 1979.

I’ve basically got an album full of singles.

I’m innocent. I’ve done nothing. I’m a nice guy.

I wasn’t driving down the wrong side of the street, smoking marijuana, waving my gun out the window.

I was hungry a coupla’ times but for the most part I ate every day… I got to go to school for free.

I perform for soldiers because they are important,’

I never let any of my sons beat me at videogames.

I just think it’s my responsibility as a human being and an entertainer to see the soldiers.

I finished the movie a month ago in downtown Los Angeles. I had a lot of fun doing it.

I came to Baku the same way I would go to Texas – because they asked me to come and play hip hop.

But when I really look back on my life, being really honest about it and now that I’ve got the chance to travel the world, seeing how a lot of little kids grow up – my life wasn’t so bad.

Because I’m a young black man driving a really nice, expensive car, I sometimes get harassed when I’m rolling through a ghetto neighbourhood.

Acting is all about timing. I mean, who has better timing than the MCs?