(On the controversy created by "Cop Killer): "When the President (of the United States) mentions your name in anger, you KNOW the s--t has hit the fan!"

I can tell you how to become a millionaire in as much time as it takes a woman to have a baby. One catch: the nine-month plan ends in a funeral.

[On his "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999) co-star, Richard Belzer] "Belzer`s the best. He`s Jewish and I`m Black, so the Klan`s after both of us. Belzer is a G, an old-school cat who knows the game. He`s very controversial in his comedy, and me in my music. So I think we just naturally clicked".

On his contribution to "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999): "I bring a lot of shit to the show. I`m the only person on the show probably anybody under 20 knows who they are. I bring black people and ethnic people. I bring an edge to the show, because at any moment I might smack the shit out of somebody. When I got on the show, it was in the 40s. Now it`s top 10. So I brought something."

(Commenting on the 1992 Los Angeles riots): "Los Angeles is a microcosm of the United States. If L.A. falls, the country falls."

Passion makes the world go round. Love just makes it a safer place.