I don’t have time for the news clippings. I got my own mission.
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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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 just enjoy life now. I just enjoy every morning I get to wake up.
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There comes a time when things can work out and everybody can be happy. And that’s what it’s all about in the end – everybody being happy and working it out.
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Anybody can be a rapper, but not anybody can be a classical artist.
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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’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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It speaks to your livelihood and it’s not compromised. It’s blunt. It’s raw, straight off the street – from the beat to the voice to the words.
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I think the fact that I made enough noise in the world that I might be remembered is an amazing achievement. You can’t ask for more than that.
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I think if I heard someone else talking about their life, describing all the problems I’ve had, they’d look like they were through. Done. But there’s something about me.
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The sound of the ’90s, to me, is a combination of soul and street – it’s a feeling.
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Anybody I’m dating, I don’t want them to talk about my music. I don’t talk about my music to them.
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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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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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Some people say I’m conscious, some say I’m a gangsta rapper – it’s just me doing me. I’m stomping in my own lane. I’m doing what I do.
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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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