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That’s why this generation is the least racist generation ever. You see it all the time. Go to any club.

Jay-Z

My dad was such a good dad that when he left, he left a huge scar. He was my superhero.
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Dad Good Huge Just Left Scare Superhero
I don’t sit around with my friends and talk about money, ever. On a record, that’s different.
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Album Around Ever Friend Money Rap Record Talk
That was the greatest trick in music that people ever pulled off, to convince artists that you can’t be an artist and make money. I think the people that were making the millions said that. It was almost shameful, especially in rock n’ roll.
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Artist Greatest Make Money Music People Pull Trick
Hip-hop is more about attaining wealth. People respect success. They respect big. They don’t even have to like your music. If you’re big enough, people are drawn to you.
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Attain Big Hip Hop More People Respect Sucess Wealth
I learned to ride a ten-speed when I was 4 or 5. My uncle gave me the bike, hand-me-down, and everyone used to stare at me riding up and down this block. I was too short to reach the pedals, so I put my legs through the V of the frame. I was famous. The little kid who could ride the ten-speed.
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Bike Down Everyone Five Four Hand Learn Ride Speed Stare Ten Uncle Use
When Basquiat was hanging out with Madonna and Fab Five Freddy, and all those worlds were colliding, people have to realize hip-hop and the arts were like this ’cause we both were outcasts.
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Basquait Celebrity Collide Country Hand Out People Person Those Word
You look at someone like Gandhi, and he glowed. Martin Luther King glowed. Muhammad Ali glows. I think that’s from being bright all the time, and trying to be brighter.
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Being Bright Brighter Fighter Freedom Glow Look People Someone Try
All my businesses are part of the culture, so I have to stay true to whatever I’m feeling at the time, whatever direction I’m heading in.
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All Business Culture Direction Feeling Heading Part Stay Time True
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 think reviews have lost a lot of their importance now because of the Internet; everyone is experiencing things at the same time.
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Everone Experience Importance Internet Lot Review Same Time
Music is the soundtrack to your life. It’s not going to go anywhere. But the way people are purchasing music has changed. It’s not the same anymore. It will never be the same.
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Anywhere Change Go Life Music People Purchase Soundtrack
As kids we didn’t complain about being poor; we talked about how rich we were going to be and made moves to get the lifestyle we aspired to by any means we could. And as soon as we had a little money, we were eager to show it.
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Aspire Being Complain Going Kid Lifestyle Made Move Poor Rich Talk
Primarily I see myself as so much more than a rapper. I really believe I am the voice for a lot of people who don’t have that microphone or who can’t rap.
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Believe Lot Microphone More Much Myself People Primarily Rapper Really Voice
No, I’m not interested in politics. I have zero interest. I have interest in hope and people.
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Hope Interest No People Politics Zero
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
It was a very intense and stressful situation. There was playing in the Johnny-pump (an opened fire hydrant) and the ice-cream man coming around and all of these games that we’d play, and suddenly it would turn just violent and there would be shootings at 12 in the afternoon on any given day.
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Come Country Cream Fire Hydrant Ice Intense Man Open People Play Pump Situation Stressful Very

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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