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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Don’t get a movie confused with real life. I’m a well-rounded human being like everyone else.
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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’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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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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Our records, if you have a dark sense of humor, were funny, but our records weren’t about comedy. They were about protests, fantasy, confrontation and all that.
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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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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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I think reading is important in any form. I think a person who’s trying to learn to like reading should start off reading about a topic they are interested in, or a person they are interested in.
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Don’t worry about being a star, worry about doing good work, and all that will come to you.
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Create your own path, hone your talent, be ready to show your talent, and don’t doubt yourself.
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I was ready to get out of the box and play something a little different than what everybody has seen.
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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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I think, to me, reality is better than being fake.
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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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