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.
JEEZYIt 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].
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My hustle is nonstop. I never stop hustling.
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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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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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Anybody that I ever dealt with knows that I’m a very focused individual, and when it comes to my work and what I do, you might have to play the back burner to that.
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The world is yours and everything in it, it’s out there- get on your grind and get it.
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I’ve pretty much done records with everybody.
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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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The craziest thing is that the song [“My President”] is real but you can still hear it in the club.
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People who work every day are kind of scared of things they don’t understand.
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Anything that looks good makes you feel better.
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Music is all about leadership and there ain’t really a lot of leaders.
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I’m a motivational speaker.
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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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Politics isn’t only about government. Politics is about the people.
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I love the streets, and the streets love me back. And when things ain’t going the way they should go, they let you know… and when they happy, you gotta keep ’em happy.
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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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Open your eyes, I’m a BLESSING in disguise.
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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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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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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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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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I always try to go back and check my old stuff. It’s like watching the tapes of the game. You want to go back and go as hard as before.
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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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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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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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Let’s say your past is your present and your present is your cash, So I look forward to the future.
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