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Religion is like a personal computer. You let people in if you want to… We’re all gods.

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I feel like with the history of this platform, from vinyl to where we are now, it just seems like the next logical step.
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Feel History Like Logical Next Now Platform Step Vinyl
I’ve talked to Bill Clinton – he’s the ultimate rock star; no one’s more charming than him. People clap in a restaurant when he finishes dinner! I don’t get that treatment. I get it when I walk onstage, but not when I have dinner.
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Charming Fun More Person President Rock Star Talk Ultimate
We wasn’t allowed inside the galleries or inside Yankee Stadium. We were writing in the street and making music.
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Allow Gallery Inside Make Music Stadium Street Writing Yankee
Obama provides hope. Whether he does anything, the hope that he provides for a nation and outside of America is enough. Just being who he is. You’re the first black president. If he speaks on any issue or anything, he should be left alone.
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Anything Country Does Enough Hope Man Nation Outside President Provide
You make your first album, you make some money, and you feel like you still have to show face, like ‘I still go to the projects.’ I’m like, why? Your job is to inspire people from your neighborhood to get out. You grew up there. What makes you think it’s so cool?
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Album Face Feel First Go Make Money Parent Show Some Still
Shakespeare was a man who wrote poetry. I’m a man who writes poetry. Why not compare yourself to the best?
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Best Compare Man Poetry Shakespeare Write Wrote Yourself
My mom always taught me – you know, little boys listen to their moms too much – that whatever you put into something is what you’re going to get out of it.
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Always Boy Go Know Listen Mom Something Taught Whatever
People really feel like music is free but will pay $6 for water. You can drink water free out of the tap, and it’s good water. But they’re OK paying for it.
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Feel Like Music Pay People Realy Water
I don’t know where streaming will go in the future. The analytics that we’re seeing tell us that streaming is the next thing, and downloads are going down.
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Analytics Download Future Know Next Stream Time
Everyone knows I’m married; I just don’t discuss it. Because it’s a part of my life that I’d rather keep private… When your whole life is played out in front of everybody, for your sanity, you need parts that are just yours.
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Discuss Everyone Keep Know Life Married Part Private Rather
I’m a mirror. If you’re cool with me, I’m cool with you, and the exchange starts. What you see is what you reflect. If you don’t like what you see, then you’ve done something. If I’m standoffish, that’s because you are.
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Cool exchange Mirror Reflect See Sometimes Start
Do you know how many athletes go broke three years after they stop playing? I want to help them hold on to their money. I mean, I know about budgets.
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After Athletes Broken Help Hol Know Many Money Play Pressure Stop Three Year
That’s why this generation is the least racist generation ever. You see it all the time. Go to any club.
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Any Club Ever Generation Go Least Racist Time
They say a midget standing on a giant’s shoulders can see much further than the giant. So I got the whole rap world on my shoulders, they trying to see further than I am.
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Further Giant Glant Midget Shoulder Stand
I remember the first time I saw the ‘Sugarhill Gang’ on Soul Train. I was 11 or 12. I was like, ‘What’s going on? How did those guys get on national TV?’ And then, when I was a little older, a rapper from the neighborhood got a record deal. I was shocked.
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First Gang Remember Show Soul Sugarhill Time Train
Just strengthening that theme that America is a place of opportunity and hoping to inspire people to fulfill those opportunities, and to want more, and to want better, and to see the places we can go. So many people identify with me because of the place that I come from.
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Country Fulfill Hope Inspire Just More Opportunity People Place Strengthening Theme Want

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