Music is how you feel. But if I can say one word, I’ll say ‘necessary.’ I felt it was necessary.
JEEZYIt 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].
More Jeezy Quotes
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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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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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Real recognize real, I suppose.
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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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This rap game is just WWF; everybody wants points off somebody else.
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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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I could sit right here and have a 15-minute conversation with somebody and change their whole life.
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Married to the game. If we’re dancing with the devil at least teach us how to dance when the son of making dollars.
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You’ve got to be happy with yourself. You can’t sell yourself if you’re out here and you ain’t good. Because you’re giving people messages, and if your message is wrong, then it’s like the blind leading the blind.
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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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Everyday, all day I have to be productive. And when I ain’t productive, I get concerned.
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The craziest thing is that the song [“My President”] is real but you can still hear it in the club.
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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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You seen my shows; I bring the ‘hood out.
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Love don’t love nobody got me feeling like, I shouldn’t love myself.
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