Producing all my own songs and refusing to go to the hot producer. That’s the biggest risk I’ve taken so far.
J. COLEFollow your heart. Don’t follow what you’ve been told you’re supposed to do.
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I still wanna rap better than everybody else, and I wanna say important things.
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Every loser gotta win and every winner gotta lose someday.
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I swear I walk with God, but the devil keeps following.
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I went through a lot of heartbreak the first half of my career, maybe even longer, cuz deep down I needed that validation that I thought the awards could bring.
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School is a good place – it ain’t for everybody, but I think it’s for most people.
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If they don’t know your dreams, they can’t shoot them down.
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Tupac was just so passionate about what he believes in and not afraid to say anything.
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I’d rather be happy being myself than sad trying to please everyone else.
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I have a little bit of that gamer spirit in me. I just don’t have the time to be a gamer. But in another life, I would be one.
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To appreciate the sun, you gotta know what rain is.
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Anything I do, I want to do it well.
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I don’t wanna be propped up by tearing somebody else down.
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My parents were divorced by the time I was even conscious – like, I don’t remember them ever being together.
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But there’s a lot of stuff going on in the world. Whether or not you’re aware of it, it’s happening.
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I don’t like to think of it as being fired. Instead, I prefer to think of it as being on indefinite leave with a sabbatical flair.
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The further I go, I still feel equally further from my eventual goal. Because as I grow, I get more goals. I’m never content.
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There’s a story behind every person, a reason why they are the way they are. So, think about that before you judge someone.
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The thing about being an artist today is you get to develop right in front of people’s eyes before you even put out an album.
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My life accelerated, but had to wait my turn. But then I redecorated, that means my tables turn.
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No such thing as a life that’s better than yours, no such thing – no such thing.
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I no longer bury demons, I be a vessel for the truth until I’m barely breathing, I’m singing.
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We got dreams and we got the right to chase ’em.
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We live in a strange time but this is our time.
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I’m really going out of my way to do it the right way. I’m taking very few cheats – very few cheat codes that I’m using.
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Feels so right to let things go.
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Time will tell who is on my side.
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