…but if God got us, then we goin’ be alright.

-Kendrick Lamar, Alright

Mama put a little money in the mattress, taught me how to make a silver spoon out of plastic

Jidenna, Long live the Chief

Get yo shine on,get yo shine on. You know we goin’ make it

Get your shine on, Birdman

Success in life comes when you simply refuse to give up
On a mission so strong that obstacles like failure and loss only act as motivation

Black Thought, Champion

Difficult takes a day, impossible takes a week.

Diamonds From Sierra Leon(Remix), Jay-z

Making music, telling stories with words
So you listen in your headphones to the stories you’ve heard
As I stroll throughout the timeline of life gone past
And it’s like when I do my thing
It’s so Ira Glass!

Adam WarRock, Ira Glass

Clap your hands everybody, and everybody clap your hands! We’re Lambda Lambda Lambda and… Omega Mu. We come here on stage tonight to do a show for you. We’ve got a rockin’ rhythm and a high tech sound, that’ll make you move your body down to the ground.

-Lamar (Revenge of the Nerds), Tri-Lam Rap

I’m too loyal and too focused, to be losing and be hopeless.

TYGA, Bedrock

Wear your halo like a hat, that’s like the latest fashion. I got angels all around me, they keep me surrounded.

Chance the Rapper, Angels

Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. We fought for these ideals, we shouldn’t settle for less. These are wise words, enterprising men quote ’em. Don’t act surprised you guys, ‘cuz I wrote ’em.

Thomas Jefferson (Daveed Diggs), Cabinet Battle #1