When I first heard hip-hop I thought it was rubbish because I didn’t understand the concept of people talking over music.
AKONAs Africans we shouldn’t ever have to reach out to build our own country, there is enough money in Africa itself.
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People will throw stones at you. Don’t throw them back. Collect them all and build an empire.
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Two things that define SUCCESS In LIFE: – The Way You manage when you have nothing & way you behave when you have everything.
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Brotherhood is measured by the Wars you’ve won not by the ones you’ve fought.
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As Africans we shouldn’t ever have to reach out to build our own country, there is enough money in Africa itself.
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I just like music all the way around the board. I can’t stick to one thing – I’ve got to move around.
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Whoever told you its not possible was lying! Keep going!
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Never start something to prove people wrong, Always start to prove yourself right.
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Eminem is the greatest, ever.
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Melody has a certain way that it projects back to you. It triggers certain nerves in your body and certain instincts that normally wouldn’t be triggered by a normal voice.
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I love to just go to the movies, watch movies, listen to the scores and all that ’cause that’s, like, the next step for me.
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I make sure to stop by in every city they exist to attend to my sweet tooth.
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I always want to set myself a challenge by doing something no-one would expect me to do! But, having said that, I don’t feel as a musician you can steer too far away from what you normally do.
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Living right brings the smile out of you!!
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What I remember the most really was just running wild there. Barefooted, swimming in dirty lakes, selling fruit, picking mango trees, hoping not to get caught because they don’t take kindly to thieves in Africa.
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The moment artists can just do what they love to do then music will go right back to where it used to be. I mean back in the ’60s and ’70s and ’80s, that’s what it was.
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