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Everybody nowadays rhymes, but out of the people that really, really do it well, it’s still a small community of artists.

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Hmm, should I stay on the underground when everybody else is selling out?’ Nowadays, you can just do it – have your name-brand clothes, do songs with rock n’ rollers – and it’s not considered selling out.
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Consider Eleevrbody Else Nowadays Put Rock Roll Sell Should Song Stay Underground
Prince Paul is another good friend; he’s like an older brother. He’ll criticise and be brutally honest with you. That’s what I like about Paul.
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Another Brother Brutally Criticise Friend Good Honestly Like Older Person Prince
I’m always trying to show versatility. I’m juggling, and I’m flipping fire, and I’m chewing gum and rhyming at the same time… on a unicycle, while playing the drums.
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Always Ame Chew Drum Firm Flip Paly Rhyme Try Unicycle Versatility
Nobody knows me – I’m incognito. It’s all new, all fun.
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All Fun Incognito Know Me New Nobody
I grew up in that age, and it was memorable. But I’m down with all of it. Chuck D or Danny Brown? I feel comfortable with all of them. Word up, kid! Word up, man!
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Comfortable Country Down Feel Grew Kid Man Memorable People Person World
The song ‘Bite the Thong’ in particular, with Damon Albarn, really encapsulates the whole dilemma of, ‘
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Albarn Bite Damon Dilemma Encapsulate Particular Really Song Thong Whole
Hip-hop is so saturated with the same old same old that people always expect the guy to actually be the guy. They want you to be real and straight from the streets and all that.
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Actual Always Expert Guy Hip Hop Old People Real Same Saturated Straight Street
I can’t perform without the mask or be seen without it on stage, or else it’ll distract from the whole persona.
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Distract Mask Perform Persona Seen Stage Whole Without
I get that mainly from novels and that style of writing or movies where there’s multiple characters who carry the storyline.
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Carry Character From Many Multiple Novel Storyline Write
You have writers that write about crazy characters, but that doesn’t mean the writer himself is crazy.
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Character Convey Crazy Himself Mean Write Writer
I might as well use it to control the story. So why not do something like throw a mask on?
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Control Mask might On Something Story Throw Use Well
I liked different etymologies, different slang that came out in different eras. Different languages. Different dialects.
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Came Dialect Different Era Etymologies Language Like Out Slang
The idea of having different characters is really just to get the storyline across, you know? Coming from one particular character makes, to me, the story boring.
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Across Character Come Different Have Know Make Particular Really Storyline
I think – a lot of times in hip-hop, especially – artists get kind of pigeonholed into being ‘the guy,’ and it’s kind of limiting in a way.
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Artist Especially Guy Hip Hop Kind Limit Lot Pigeonholed Think Time Way
I have no friends here apart from the dudes at my record label, and I didn’t go to school with no one.
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Apart Dude Friend From Go Have I Label No One Record School With
I’m back – now watch this!’ It all boils down to the music. The mask is a slight theme for people to enjoy, and it adds mystery.
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Add Back Boil Down Enjoy Mask Music Mystery People Slight Theme Watch

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