"I made a change from a common thief, to up-close and personal with Robin Leach, and I'm far from cheap. I smoke skunk with my peeps all day, spread love it's the Brooklyn way. The moet and alize keeps me pissy. Girls used to diss me, now they write letters cuz they miss me. I never thought it could happen this rapping stuff. I was too used to packing gats and stuff. Now honeys play me close like butter played toast, from the Mississippi down to the East Coast. Condos in queens, indoor for weeks. sold out seats to hear Biggy Smalls speak. Living life without fear, putting 5 carats in my baby girls ears. Lunchies, brunchies. Interviews by the pool, considered a fool 'cause I dropped out of high school. Stereotypes of a black male misunderstood and it's still all good."

"I'm blowin' up like you thought I would, call the crib up, same number same hood, its all good."

"Peace to Ron G, Brucy B, Kid Capri, Funkmaster Flex, Lovebug Starsky."

"It was all a dream, I used to read Word Up magazine. Salt-n-Peppa, Heavy D up in tha limousine. Hangin' pictures on my wall, every Saturday rap attack, Mr. Magic Marley Marl. I let my tape rock till my tape pop, smoking weed and bamboo, sippin' on Private Stock. Way back, when I had the red-and-black lumberjack, with the hat to match. Remember Rappin' Duke? Duh-ha duh-ha, you never thought that hip hop would take it this far. Now I'm in the limelight 'cause I rhyme tight. Time to get paid, blow up like the World Trade! Born sinner, the opposite of a winner. Remember when I used to eat sardines for dinner."

"C4 to your door, no beef no more."

"There's gonna' be a lotta slow singin' and flower bringin' if my burglar alarm starts ringin'."

"Who the fuck is this? Pagin' me at 5:46 in the morning. Crack of dawnin'. Now I'm yawnin', wipe the cold out my eye. See who's this pagin' me, and why?"

"Is Brooklyn in the house? Without a doubt, I'm the rapper with clout everybody yap about."

"Fuck a holster, got the MAC-11 swingin' from my shoulder."

"When I die? Fuck it, I wanna go to hell, 'cause I'm a piece of shit. It ain't hard to fuckin' tell."

"Black and ugly as ever, however I stay Gucci down to the socks, rings and watch filled with Rocks."

"Never get high on your own supply."

"You're just mad 'cause I got my dick sucked, and my balls licked."

"I've got seven MAC-11s, about eight .38s, nine 9s, ten MAC-10s. The shits never end, you can't touch my riches. Even if you have MC Hammer and them 3-5-7 bitches."

"Celebrate my escape, sold the Glock, bought some weight. Laid back, I got some money to make. Motherfucker!"

"Goodness Gracious The Paper! Where the Cash at? Where the Stash at?"

"B-I-G P-O-P-P-A; no info for the DEA."

"Kick in the door, waving the .44. All you heard was: "Poppa, don't hit me no more.""

"Lyrically I'm untouchable, uncrushable. Getting mad blunted in the S-500."

"Kudos to those who see through sickness."

"Earth to Bella - You're treading water successfully. But are you really? Don't you want to see the deep? It's not so hard. Just forgive yourself and feel the water open in."

"There's so much more to get than wronged."

"Life's a match in a gas tank. Don't ever mourn the ebbing tide."

"On a burning bridge, your options are minimal at best Depending on where you're standing And how much breath is in your chest If it came down to it Would you high-tail home and hide? Or dance on fire and enjoy the ride?"

"You're about as reliable as paper shoes in bad weather."

"Songs of liberation echo from the dust."

"I'm keeping an eye on the future, an eye on the past, and the present in my pocket."

"Give it time, girl, the fire feels divine. The sweetest things, they burn before they shine."

"Just undo yourself and see a second sun ascend."

"Before you swim, you gotta be okay to sink."

"I'm not an alarmist, but someone should break the glass, and pull that red T-Lever down!"

"Have a heart and try me, cause without love I won't survive."

"To get their attention, start lobbing the light grenades (That burst and blind them with the truth! An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth!)"

"Wait, there is a light, there is a fire, illuminated attic. Fate or something better, I could care less,Just stay with me a while"

"Girl, it's time we met and made a mess."

"If I turn into another, Dig me up from under what is covering the better part of me. Sing this song. Remind me that we'll always have each other When everything else is gone."

"Kill your doubt with the coldest of weapons: Confidence."

"Bring your mouth and selective irreverence - We'll both see stars."

"Some people fall in love and touch the sky. Some people fall in love and find quicksand."

"I wouldn't change a thing now that you're here."

"Your love is a verb here in my room."

"This party is old and uninviting Participants all in black and white You enter in full-blown techincolor Nothing is the same after tonight."

"Seeing you is like pulling teeth, and hearing your voice is like chewing tin foil!"

"This isn't coincidence. There's no such thing."

"Insecurites are about as useful as trying to put the pin back in the grenade."