I have no tattoos that I regret – I have had some that I have had changed according to how my life was.
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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No matter what the song was about, I had ’em out there.
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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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N.Y. hip-hop is ok, but we gotta become brave again; we have to be brave enough and do something new – that’s what New York is about… New.
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Hip-hop is the streets. Hip-hop is a couple of elements that it comes from back in the days… that feel of music with urgency that speaks to you.
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The flaws, the mistakes I make – that’s the real me.
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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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I talk about life, and I make universal music with an American style – and that’s what I do.
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I’m talking about me being American and growing up in a crazy world and helping to reflect all different sides of life.
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With age comes common sense and wisdom.
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My fun is not doing the easy work. My fun is doing what’s me.
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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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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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Unfortunately, man, a lot of places in America have to deal with unnecessary violence.
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I think marriage is a beautiful thing. I’m still a supporter of it.
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You can hear, like, you know, Africans and Jamaicans doing it just kind of as, like, a rhythmic, poetic conversation, you know, to a rhythm.
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