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We have to stretch out the audience. It can’t be this narrow – we have to stretch out the point of view.

Jay-Z

As kids, we didn’t complain about being poor; we talked about how rich we were going to be and made moves to get the lifestyle we aspired to by any means we could.
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Aspire Complain Kid Lifestyle Made Mean Move Poor Rich
You look at someone like Gandhi, and he glowed. Martin Luther King glowed. Muhammad Ali glows. I think that’s from being bright all the time, and trying to be brighter.
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Being Bright Brighter Fighter Freedom Glow Look People Someone Try
That’s why this generation is the least racist generation ever. You see it all the time. Go to any club.
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Any Club Ever Generation Go Least Racist Time
I feel like with the history of this platform, from vinyl to where we are now, it just seems like the next logical step.
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Feel History Like Logical Next Now Platform Step Vinyl
Poor people don’t like talking about poverty because even though they might live in the projects surrounded by other poor people and have, like, ten dollars in the bank they don’t like to think of themselves as poor.
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I got love for Damon Dash as I did before. I don’t know if we can be around each other in that way because times have changed. He may be a totally different person.
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Around Before Change Country Each Other Love People Person
Music is everywhere – you consume it every day, everywhere you go. The content creator should be compensated. It’s only fair.
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Compensate Consume Content Creator Day Every Everywhere Fair Music Only
The challenge is to get everyone to respect music again, to recognize its value.
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Again Challenge Everyone Respect Music Recognize Value
Providing – that’s not love. Being there – that’s more important. I mean, we see that. We see that with all these rich socialites. They’re crying out for attention; they’re hurting for love. I’m not being judgmental.
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Attention Cry Important Judge Judgment Love More Out Provide Rich See Socialite
What are you talking about? Wait a minute, you’re getting out of the zone.’ People hate when people cross lines.
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Bore Get Level Minute Out Read Talk Zone
My mom always taught me – you know, little boys listen to their moms too much – that whatever you put into something is what you’re going to get out of it.
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Always Boy Go Know Listen Mom Something Taught Whatever
We have to stretch out the audience. It can’t be this narrow – we have to stretch out the point of view.
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Audience Narrow Out Point Stretch View
When Basquiat was hanging out with Madonna and Fab Five Freddy, and all those worlds were colliding, people have to realize hip-hop and the arts were like this ’cause we both were outcasts.
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Basquait Celebrity Collide Country Hand Out People Person Those Word
Biggie was the King Of New York as a rapper. There’s a lot more dangerous guys than Biggie Smalls out there, you know what I’m saying? John Gotti was way closer to King Of New York than him.
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Celebrity Country Dangerous Know More Out People Person Rapper Say
As an artist, you make music. And if you see people who don’t know how to market your music, you get involved in it. Otherwise, what you want to accomplish ‘gets lost in translation’ – no pun intended.
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Artist Intend Involved Make Market Music People See Translate
Rosa Parks sat so Martin Luther King could walk. Martin Luther King walked so Obama could run. Obama’s running so we all can fly.
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