I never wanted to be a statistic. I never wanted to be that cat who tried and never made it.
JEEZYI don’t know how to be a rapper. I just know how to be me.
More Jeezy Quotes
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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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Married to the game. If we’re dancing with the devil at least teach us how to dance when the son of making dollars.
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You’ve got to be happy with yourself. You can’t sell yourself if you’re out here and you ain’t good. Because you’re giving people messages, and if your message is wrong, then it’s like the blind leading the blind.
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Music is all about leadership and there ain’t really a lot of leaders.
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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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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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I just think a hustler’s ambition is that I never stop. I start off hustling and said I’ll never stop hustling. An ambitious hustler is the one to hustle the hustlers. When I grew up, my heroes were hustlers. Now I’m their hero.
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Music is how you feel. But if I can say one word, I’ll say ‘necessary.’ I felt it was necessary.
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This rap game is just WWF; everybody wants points off somebody else.
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I ain’t never been the type of person out at the movies and holding hands and riding around listening to R. Kelly.
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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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All my albums always go with the times.
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To be honest, I think about the clubs when I write. But I should probably start thinking about stadiums, because the songs sound even better there – and bigger.
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I don’t think nobody should compare me to anyone, ’cause, at the end of the day, you’ve got a ‘Pac, you’ve got Snoop, you got Tip, you got Wayne – there’s only one Jeezy, man. Ain’t nobody walked in these shoes but me.
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When money was plentiful, I was the first one who told you to stack it. Live your life with it. Now that money slowed up, I’ma be the one telling you to save it like they ain’t gon’ make it no more.
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I’m a motivational speaker.
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I represent the Democratic party… I’ve never been nor do I ever plan to be a John McCain supporter. I support Barack Obama.
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Politics isn’t only about government. Politics is about the people.
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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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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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All my music is inspirational. You just gotta listen to the words and get what you can get out of it.
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Love don’t love nobody got me feeling like, I shouldn’t love myself.
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A lot of things come with fame, whether it’s losing friends or losing family. You still gotta stand up and be that guy even when you ain’t having great things. Because you’ve gotta be the spokesperson for your people.
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You seen my shows; I bring the ‘hood out.
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A lot of things come with fame, whether it’s losing friends or losing family.
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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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