Every ten years, we get a new old school. In 1987, we thought 1977 was the best era in hip-hop. Here we are in 2007, and we're discussing '97/'98, when 50 Cent just started.

Bring the arts back, and treat it with respect.

When you know the law, you're above the law. When you break the law, you're under the law.

I don't sell millions of records. As a matter of fact, I'm not even interested in selling millions of records. I enjoy MCing. I make a decent amount of money. I can feed my kids. I keep a roof over my head. I don't have to sell a million records to maintain my lifestyle.

Hip Hop is an idea. It is the pursuit of one's authentic being through the arts. It is not a physical thing; it is an attitude - even an aptitude.

I don't need my fans to buy my music. My music is free, basically.

Everything God wants you to know is already written in your heart.

For KRS-One, I have a specific sound - sparse drums and bass. I try to steer away from elaborate productions.

The Temple of HipHop has declared HipHop its own religion. We believe HipHop is divine. HipHop proves the existence of God.

It seems like racism in the United States is overflowing.

I would say my flow is Aboriginal. Look at my face, nose, lips, and eyes.

I don't even want my music on mainstream radio. They don't deserve it. They destroy careers.

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

Radio has always been just disgusting.

DMX - everything this brother spits is hot. Everything. This is the heat right here. When I stand next to MCs, this is who I wanna stand next to.

Hate reveals itself for what it really is - evil! It cannot see clearly, so it exposes itself at every turn, and those that truly love can see it.

It's always baffled me why BET looks the way it does. This is Black Entertainment Television. Why are we up there, then, looking like idiots? It's because black people are marketing black people like that.

I'm not a fan of public school at all; I think it's one of the greatest catastrophes of American history.

I do have a desire to bring a spiritual tone to the hip-hop community, which may force me to open a facility that teaches spiritual principles through the language of hip-hop culture.

No child is racist. A child is born, and then they go through the educational system.

There is no forgiveness, justice, or healing on any level when hate is involved.

Every ghetto kid that walks the earth can see something in KRS-One that reminds him of himself.

If you don't know hip-hop, at least a little bit of it, you can't even call yourself an American.

Hip hop is a human skill, and the practice of real hip hop should remind us of our humanity.