The flaws, the mistakes I make – that’s the real me.
NASNo matter who you are, black, white, green, there’s going to be things in your way, you know what I mean?
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Unfortunately, man, a lot of places in America have to deal with unnecessary violence.
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I go with the rhythm of it and the words start to come to my mind and those words could be based on things that’s been on my mind for the past year, the past month, the past week, whatever; I write it.
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No matter who you are, black, white, green, there’s going to be things in your way, you know what I mean?
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Your look reflects what’s happening in your mind. You gotta have some swag to you.
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Hip-hop artists, especially the older ones, are the ones who knew hip-hop was a worldwide phenomenon before the mainstream caught on, so hip-hop artists are forward thinkers. We want to stay with the new.
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Every generation witnesses atrocities. People in power try to fulfill prophecy.
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With age comes common sense and wisdom.
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No matter what the song was about, I had ’em out there.
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Even if you make mistakes, I go back to those things, my not-so-great moments because those are my truest moments; those are my human moments. I’m not even mad at the things I said that were a little dicey.
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GaGa is one of my favourites. Her voice is incredible and she’s fearless and she’s ahead of the game. She’s ahead of the entire game, and I admire that.
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The things that I have said when I was young and curious about whatever the subject matter was, I respect those – those are growing pains.
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I just talk about what’s going on, but of course, you know, Bob, before rappers, was already laying that kind of thing down.
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I never cared for politics before Barack Obama. I never thought it mattered to people like me.
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Hip-hop is really standoffish. It’s really competitive and it’s really about who’s number one all the time. Sometimes it gets out of hand.
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I don’t want any title. I just say what I say, and hopefully somebody gets it, man. I’m not perfect, and I’m just here and trying to make a dollar, and being real at the same time, you know?
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