It wasn’t necessary to speak on the recession, you know what I mean, but I just though it made a lot of sense. I was like, “okay, cool,” I’m going to go with this approach for the name of the album [ The Recession].
JEEZYEveryday, all day I have to be productive. And when I ain’t productive, I get concerned.
More Jeezy Quotes
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I feel like I’m married to what I do, to the streets. And I feel like when the streets are mad, it’s serious.
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I used to hit the kitchen lights, cockroaches everywhere. Hit the kitchen lights, now it’s marble floors everywhere.
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There were a lot of songs that I still wanted to put on the album but it worked out. I can only fit 18 [tracks] on the album, I would put 30 if I could.
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All my albums always go with the times.
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I’ve pretty much done records with everybody.
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I’m a motivational speaker.
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I’ma continue to make records, continue to make hits, continue to be what I am, legendary.
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Think you figured it out, but you don’t have a clue. Think you on top of the world, but the world on top of you.
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You seen my shows; I bring the ‘hood out.
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People who work every day are kind of scared of things they don’t understand.
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I don’t know how to be a rapper. I just know how to be me.
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If I’m gonna put a message out there, I want to make sure I stay consistent. I’m up on my game, because I said it. People take your words and they live by them.
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I could sit right here and have a 15-minute conversation with somebody and change their whole life.
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As long as I’m not selling out the people that ride or die with me, I’m glad I’m not an MC. I’m a motivational speaker. I’m not that rapper dude.
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It definitely changed the game. I happen to be in the game around [the time] when the internet kicked in.
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Everyday, all day I have to be productive. And when I ain’t productive, I get concerned.
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Every time I’m out and somebody tells me they love what I do, that’s what I do it for. That’s like my vice. That’s like my high. When people understand that this is who I really am, and to be appreciated for your craft .
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Anybody that’s got a problem with me is probably envious or wants to be me, and that’s how I’ve always looked at it.
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This rap game is just WWF; everybody wants points off somebody else.
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I ain’t a rapper; I’m a motivational speaker. I don’t do shows; I do seminars. I really talk to people.
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I guess now music is so saturated and so microwaved. It’s, like, 15 minutes in the microwave and boom, you’ve got something. Nobody’s putting passion or any thought behind it anymore.
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Music is all about leadership and there ain’t really a lot of leaders.
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My fans are my family, because they understand me and I understand them.
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Politics isn’t only about government. Politics is about the people.
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I think I got a lot of life skills; I got a lot of wisdom; I’ve seen a lot of bad things happen to a lot of good people.
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With rap, it’s a funny thing. You can say things, and people can take ’em the way they wanna take ’em.
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