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.
NASI’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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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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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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No one’s promised anything. You could have the biggest record on radio and sell no records.
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With age comes common sense and wisdom.
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There was a side of me that knew I was gonna change the game, but I didn’t know how many people would respect it.
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Every generation witnesses atrocities. People in power try to fulfill prophecy.
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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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We’re all Africans, everyone – black, white, yellow.
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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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My earliest memories of rap music was mixed with my earliest memories of reggae music. They were big sounds around the way, heavy bass lines, strong messages, definitely.
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Anybody can be a rapper, but not anybody can be a classical artist.
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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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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 don’t go out unless I’m working. My quality time is when I’m doing nothing.
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I had a pretty public divorce. They’re not easy – divorces – and it took me a long time to really get through.
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