I just feel I've got thousands and thousands of young fans that have to learn about what's real when it comes to AIDS.
What the cops did to Rodney King was wrong, and the officers who beat him should be sent straight to prison.
I bet there ain't anybody in South Africa wearing a button saying 'Free Compton' or 'California.' They don't give a damn about us, so why should we give a damn about them?
If we could, we'd change a lot of things. But the only thing that's going to really change things is money and time. And time might just make it worse, too.
I don't want to be in somebody else's movie, and then they make all the money. I've gotten offers to do the movies, but I won't sell myself short and be in somebody else's movie, like 'Boyz N the Hood.' I don't think I woulda done that.
The kids from the streets don't want preaching or messages. They want what they can identify with. They want to hear about the reality of their situation, not fairy tales. They don't care if it's ugly; they just want reality.