I'd go to, like, six different schools in one year. We were on welfare, and my mom never ever worked.

Five or six songs leaked from the original version of 'Encore.' So I had to go in and make new songs to replace them.

I don't think I ever thought of myself as Superman. But there were people who thought of me that way, and maybe I believed them a little.

There was a while when I was feeling like, 'Damn, if I'd just been born black, I would not have to go through all this'.

I don't think I've ever read poetry, ever.

I don't think I've ever read poetry, ever. I'm not really book-smart.