Marcus Orelias Quotes

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

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.

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.

My daddy was a thug; momma was a hippie. Now you got me, product of Bayview-HP

Marcus Orelias, come with me or get left.

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.

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.

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

No weapon is as dangerous as an idea. A weapon will kill you in that moment. A bad idea can kill you for a lifetime.

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.

The phrase “be realistic” used in any form is a micro-aggression.

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

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.