I identify with the bottom of the pyramid, because, outside of having money, I am at the bottom of the pyramid.
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The hardest period for a writer is the period in-between writing. That’s when you can go crazy if you don’t allow the creative juices to flow.
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Money is the root of all evil. Yeah, money is the root. It’s not racism and “this-ism” and “that-ism”; it’s our thirst and hunger for money. And that’s where all the bodies are buried.
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If you really look at my lyrics, nobody’s exempt. Nobody’s exempt from observation, criticism or what I think is correction.
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I always want to read the script before I totally commit.
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If you think about stuff that happened when you were young, it stays with you forever.
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I believe every pencil has to be sharpened every now and then to stay sharp, or you dull out. So my records, I chose to speak on what black people do, what white people do, what women do, what men do.
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Truth is the ultimate power. When the truth comes around, all the lies have to run and hide.
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You pay to have a good time, you don’t always want to pay to be schooled or sad or reminded how bad you got it. To me a movie theater ain’t always the place for that.
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I have great people, smart people that are around me and we love the challenge. I guess it’s like climbing a mountain or building a building. It’s a challenge but you love every challenge that it brings or presents itself.
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I’m always happy. I’ve just got a mean face.
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Early in my career, people wanted to hear music about protest, about trying to change things.
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I have a really beautiful life right now, so there is no reason to be hostile. I’m a husband, a father and a man who tries to do the right thing in life and in my work.
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If I only had 24 hours to live, I would spend the time telling everybody I love that I love them.
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I been all around the world and I haven’t found a city that I’d rather be from or rather come back to than Los Angeles.
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Most of the problems that we have are brought on by the government and not by music. Music is a mirror of what we’re going through, not the cause of what we’re going through.
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