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I think, to me, reality is better than being fake.

Ice Cube

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 any time you can enlighten people to mistakes, that’s how I started my career.
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Career Enlightenment Love Myself Start Time
I love music. It’s freedom, a way to deal with pent-up frustration.
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Freedom Frustration Music Myself
Rap is just somebody getting something off his chest. That’s all it is.
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Burden Freedom Music Rap Song
I’m always happy. I’ve just got a mean face.
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Face Happiness Myself
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
I’ve been fighting my whole career to show a different side and prove naysayers – not prove them wrong, because I don’t think you should get your energy from negative people.
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Career Different Energy Fight Myself Negative People
Sometimes you got to start somewhere. And it’s cool, as long as where you start is not where you plan on finishing.
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Planning Start Time Yourself
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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Correct Criticism Lyrics Observation Thinking 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
Don’t get a movie confused with real life. I’m a well-rounded human being like everyone else.
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Confusion Human Life Movie Myself
I never was in the Nation of Islam… I mean, what I call myself is a natural Muslim, ’cause it’s just me and God.
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Call God Myself Nation Religion
Keep doin’ what you’re doin’, fall in love with what you’re creating, and everything else will fall into place.
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Creation Fall In Love Place Yourself
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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Body Bury Money Race Root
Create your own path, hone your talent, be ready to show your talent, and don’t doubt yourself.
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Creation Doubt Path Talent Yourself
Don’t worry about being a star, worry about doing good work, and all that will come to you.
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Goodness Stars Work Worry Yourself

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