Marcus Orelias citations

“The only thing holding down my soul is my soles”

“No harm done – don’t feel harmed, you won’t be. Moving towards living stoically, fought these feelings of inadequacy when I started on this path at eighteen. No looks didn’t vex me, looked within’ and everything that happened, suited me. Tailored all life is.”

“Rapping bout the hood, in the hills is blasphemy, rapping from the hills to the hood is luxury.”

“Knowing’s a blessing, relaying it is the curse.”

“You can burn the bridge with the intent of hurting the merchant but remember in the end only the village suffers.”

“How you see me? Tell me how you see me. When mirrors only reflect what you want to see. Believe me.”

“Passion looks like anger to people who aren’t passionate about anything.”

“As influences faces growth, some will want my buzz cut. Growing bolder in my vision but I often feel stuck.”

“Officially I've been crowned as Hip-Hop's Historian.”

“Hire someone looking to work, they’ll work for the next check. Hire someone who believes in the work and they’ll work for a lifetime.”

“Anytime you travel through life, [emotional] baggage is apart of the journey. It’s not about not having baggage, it’s about learning to travel lighter and lighter.”

“Marcus Orelias, come with me or get left.”

“I'm from the city rich desire to live in. Glass on the floor from breaking out of this prison / prism.”

“People will say "there's no money in music", that's not true, there's no money in music to people who aren't educated on how to make money.”

“I pressed play then came a long way from the Mac Book / I heard Raginder on “A. D. H. D.” then scribbled him down in my black book / Thinking one day he’d collaborate with a no name, named Marcus O / with one goal, sign Violinder so then he’ll call my imprint home.”

“If opportunity doesn’t call, call opportunity and keep calling until someone answers.”

“When it all falls down, it’ll fall into place.”

“My closing statement to the senate and the council is…youth need art this truth is, not hard to swallow. I see many artistic people wallow in sorrow off belief. They aren't good enough to be. Give us a chance let us write our own histories. In a world conforming us instead of conforming for us. Kids ain't dumb just bored of the same old junk. Formulated highlight text, define learning. Is it confined to enclosed spaces eight hours a day? If it is I know why the caged bird sings.”

“Tightly clenched fist don’t catch blessings.”

“Fear only goes as far as belief.”

“I’m hearing stop the violence but that can’t be. As long as we don’t look at ourselves, as a society”

“Accountability is mankind’s greatest obstacle. All our challenges stem from that.”

“When I wake up, I gotta cake up and if you owe me a dollar I'm taking no pay cuts.”

“I have a gift. I am a human alarm clock. I wake people up to themselves. You can hit the snooze and ignore me but eventually you’ll have to wake up.”

“The universe will never allow you to fail.”

“Reservation's mandatory for them to keep out vultures. Portrayed images, makes it hard to get to know us. That's one reason why other cultures don't approve of us, in an ancient world made of star crossed love.”

“Where are we going? Where are we headed? Because believe me, it isn’t always the police. There’s two sides to every story, three if the truth’s told. In the backseat, headed somewhere unknown. All alone, my innocence will soon be seized. No permanent friends, no permanent enemies just permanent interest. Its time to fight the powers that be; let em know, we can’t have peace until niggas get a piece too. We’re taught our only option’s to be deceased. Look, I’ll be what you need me to be just know. Where I’m headed could be a rocky road. Shit, this old world is crumbling fast, a new one coming slow but fsho, you better exercise control before THEY take control, ya dig? Rebel with a cause and THEY hate it…”