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I grew up in the seventies and disco was big. That influenced me the most.

Ice Cube

If you love what you do, and you believe in your talent, there’s nothing better than breaking through. There’s no better feeling than breaking through.
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Believe Better Break Feeling Love Talent Yourself
You can do anything in the world if you say “Hey man, don’t blame me, the devil made me do it. It’s an easy way to escape responsibility.”
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Blame Escape Man Responsibility World Yourself
You don’t wanna mess up what you’ve done. It’s like Jordan coming back: You’re scared to mess up the legacy.
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Legacy Mess Scare Yourself
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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Believe Black Myself Pencil People Sharp Talk White
You want the industry to finally admit that you’re good. But I’m still good without their admission.
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Acceptance Admission Goodness Industry Yourself
Early in my career, people wanted to hear music about protest, about trying to change things.
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Career Change Early Inspirational Music People Try
I love music. It’s freedom, a way to deal with pent-up frustration.
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Freedom Frustration Music Myself
If you born in the mud, you gonna be dirty, and people don’t understand that.
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Born Myself People Understand
I’m not actually from Compton – I’m from South Central Los Angeles, and my father still lives in the same house I grew up in, so I’m there all the time.
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Father Myself Time
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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Crazy Creativity Flow Hard Juice Writing Yourself
I’m always happy. I’ve just got a mean face.
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Face Happiness Myself
I’m always the “less is more” guy when it comes to a scene. So I’ma be the one who will keep it grounded. Even if I let it go off and go crazy, I’m still the voice of keeping things grounded in reality.
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Crazy Ground Minimalism Myself Reality Voice
When I was six, God was a white man with a big beard riding on a white cloud. That’s the image television pumps.
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God Image Man Myself Television White
There’s a lot of potential that goes unused in places like South Central L.A., a lot of brilliant, smart people who just don’t have that chance to show it.
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Brilliant People Potential Smart Talent
The best thing I’ve done with my money is buy a house for my family. You wake up to a house you love and you feel like somebody.
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Best Feeling Home Money Myself
My advice for anyone who wants to follow in my footsteps: create your own path, hone your talent, be ready to show your talent, and don’t doubt yourself.
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Advice Creation Doubt Follow Talent Yourself

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