Charlamagne tha God

“People still knew me as Charles, so when I came across Charlemagne in a history book, that sounded good: Charles the Great, a warrior who used his power to spread religion and education. He was the head of the Carolingian dynasty, and with me being from South Carolina, that clicked.”

“Kanye West does not represent all black people.”

“I realized that therapy helps me explain what I'm feeling better.”

“I think black men especially should go to therapy and seek out mental help, because we need it. Even if you don't think you need it, we need it.”

“I'm a slightly obnoxious person.”

“Early in my career, I was only being dissed by Chingy. Now, I'm being dissed by Eminem. Life is great.”

“If it's one entity you don't want no drama with in this era, it's black women.”

“I like New York, man - I ain't gonna front. The only thing I probably don't like about New York is that, coming from the South, people aren't hospitable. You tell somebody 'Hi,' and they look at you like you're out your freaking mind.”

“That's the beauty of America - the fact that all of us can be anything we want to be if we put in the work.”

“I come from an era of black pride, black power, my father riding around listening to James Brown singing, 'Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud,' and people walking around with African medallions and Malcolm X hats.”

“If you live for the compliments, you'll die by the criticism.”

“The majority of my problems stem from other people's issues, but when you're a leader or somebody that people look to for guidance or to be a shoulder to lean on, you got to be strong enough to hold all that weight.”

“I have had anxiety literally my whole life.”

“Being morally honest means sitting down and actually listening to a person and understanding where they're coming from.”

“I don't understand why brothers can't understand the fact, or even just accept the fact, you can still be a man without having to commit crimes.”

“Everything starts with a thought. Your thoughts become things, and anything that your mind can conceive, you can achieve.”

“I always felt like, when you're lying, you're kind of pretending to be something you're not.”

“I feel and take in people's energy. Sometimes, I feel the pain of other people.”

“Being gay is not a crime.”

“When I started talking to my therapist, we hit the source of my PTSD and the trauma that came from the things that occurred when I was younger - issues with my father and how that may have affected me.”