Every generation witnesses atrocities. People in power try to fulfill prophecy.
NASWhen I say ‘hip-hop is dead,’ basically, America is dead. There is no political voice. Music is dead.
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Divorce can be crazy. Man, if you’re happy… Love is a beast, man. Hold on. Be prepared for any way it may go, and be honest.
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I like the way hip-hop is now. It’s grown up enough so that it can get involved with politics if it feels like it.
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I have no tattoos that I regret – I have had some that I have had changed according to how my life was.
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I think marriage is a beautiful thing. I’m still a supporter of it.
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I want to sound like an instrument. I want my voice and my words to marry the beat.
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I can’t control what people think. They know who I am.
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My record company had to beg me to stop filmin’ music videos in the projects.
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DJs need to challenge us rappers. They got so much power, they need to challenge us.
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You know, rap is sort of like a form of talking, right? So it’s like you can hear, you know, the slaves doing it.
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I wish the music business was a much easier thing, but you know what? Nothing easy is worth anything. So it is what it is.
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The flaws, the mistakes I make – that’s the real me.
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It’s never been seen that a street artist go as far as I’ve gone – keep consistent without wanting to do a bunch of ventures outside of music to keep my face out there.
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I’m not talking about Russia in my music. I’ve never been to Russia. I’m not talking about Africa, Switzerland, China.
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I’m just little me, an American who wants to see his country do better.
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We’re all Africans, everyone – black, white, yellow.
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