It wasn’t necessary to speak on the recession, you know what I mean, but I just though it made a lot of sense. I was like, “okay, cool,” I’m going to go with this approach for the name of the album [ The Recession].
JEEZYYou gotta have life your way. If you ain’t losing your mind, you ain’t partying right.
More Jeezy Quotes
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I feel like I’m married to what I do, to the streets. And I feel like when the streets are mad, it’s serious.
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Every time I’m out and somebody tells me they love what I do, that’s what I do it for. That’s like my vice. That’s like my high. When people understand that this is who I really am, and to be appreciated for your craft .
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I ain’t never been the type of person out at the movies and holding hands and riding around listening to R. Kelly.
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The world is yours and everything in it, it’s out there- get on your grind and get it.
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I’ma continue to make records, continue to make hits, continue to be what I am, legendary.
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I think I got a lot of life skills; I got a lot of wisdom; I’ve seen a lot of bad things happen to a lot of good people.
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Anything that looks good makes you feel better.
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I always try to go back and check my old stuff. It’s like watching the tapes of the game. You want to go back and go as hard as before.
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All my albums always go with the times.
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Think you figured it out, but you don’t have a clue. Think you on top of the world, but the world on top of you.
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As long as I’m not selling out the people that ride or die with me, I’m glad I’m not an MC. I’m a motivational speaker. I’m not that rapper dude.
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With rap, it’s a funny thing. You can say things, and people can take ’em the way they wanna take ’em.
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I don’t just do music for the clubs, I do music for the struggle. I do music for everyday niggas, the kids who ain’t got no sense of direction. I’m trying to restore some of the morals back into the game, as far as the street.
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To be honest, I think about the clubs when I write. But I should probably start thinking about stadiums, because the songs sound even better there – and bigger.
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Love don’t love nobody got me feeling like, I shouldn’t love myself.
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I just think a hustler’s ambition is that I never stop. I start off hustling and said I’ll never stop hustling. An ambitious hustler is the one to hustle the hustlers. When I grew up, my heroes were hustlers. Now I’m their hero.
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A lot of things come with fame, whether it’s losing friends or losing family. You still gotta stand up and be that guy even when you ain’t having great things. Because you’ve gotta be the spokesperson for your people.
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Open your eyes, I’m a BLESSING in disguise.
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It definitely changed the game. I happen to be in the game around [the time] when the internet kicked in.
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Everyday, all day I have to be productive. And when I ain’t productive, I get concerned.
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I ain’t a rapper; I’m a motivational speaker. I don’t do shows; I do seminars. I really talk to people.
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When money was plentiful, I was the first one who told you to stack it. Live your life with it. Now that money slowed up, I’ma be the one telling you to save it like they ain’t gon’ make it no more.
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I’ve pretty much done records with everybody.
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My fans are my family, because they understand me and I understand them.
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People who work every day are kind of scared of things they don’t understand.
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I love the streets, and the streets love me back. And when things ain’t going the way they should go, they let you know… and when they happy, you gotta keep ’em happy.
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