Unfortunately, man, a lot of places in America have to deal with unnecessary violence.
NASYou 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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Man, me and Biggie were the biggest artists in New York. When he passed, I was so messed up. My attitude was messed up about him dying. There was an East-West thing back then, and I was in war mode.
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You don’t know anything about respect; you don’t know anything about being faithful and loyal to your girlfriend.
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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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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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I think I’m that guy. I’m still blessed with the opportunity to make music and pass out a message like, ‘Life is good,’ to the world.
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We’re all Africans, everyone – black, white, yellow.
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I’m a big fan of Common. I’m a big fan of Scarface; I’m a big fan of so many people, from Jeezy to… well, there are a lot of people’s music that I respect.
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I’ve been called everything. Gangsta rap. I’ve been called conscious rap. You know, everything. Whoever feels like calling it whatever they want to call it, that’s on them.
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I think hip-hop could help rebuild America, once hip-hoppers own hip-hop… We are our own politicians, our own government, we have something to say. We’re warriors. Soldiers.
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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 don’t go out unless I’m working. My quality time is when I’m doing nothing.
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Stillmatic’ is the rebirth of ‘Illmatic,’ my first debut album to come out in 1994. ‘Stillmatic’ is me coming full circle in my career and with everything, and just bringing pure hip-hop back.
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When you’re a teenager, you want to meet a lot of girls – you want to get the most girls.
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I talk about life, and I make universal music with an American style – and that’s what I do.
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