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I think – a lot of times in hip-hop, especially – artists get kind of pigeonholed into being ‘the guy,’ and it’s kind of limiting in a way.

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Nobody knows me – I’m incognito. It’s all new, all fun.
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All Fun Incognito Know Me New Nobody
Hip-hop is so saturated with the same old same old that people always expect the guy to actually be the guy. They want you to be real and straight from the streets and all that.
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Actual Always Expert Guy Hip Hop Old People Real Same Saturated Straight Street
Prince Paul is another good friend; he’s like an older brother. He’ll criticise and be brutally honest with you. That’s what I like about Paul.
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Another Brother Brutally Criticise Friend Good Honestly Like Older Person Prince
I grew up in that age, and it was memorable. But I’m down with all of it. Chuck D or Danny Brown? I feel comfortable with all of them. Word up, kid! Word up, man!
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Comfortable Country Down Feel Grew Kid Man Memorable People Person World
I’m doing the shows. The stage is my canvas; I’ll put whatever up there for the visible eye.
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Canvas Do My Put Show Stage Visible Whatever
You have writers that write about crazy characters, but that doesn’t mean the writer himself is crazy.
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Character Convey Crazy Himself Mean Write Writer
I’m always trying to show versatility. I’m juggling, and I’m flipping fire, and I’m chewing gum and rhyming at the same time… on a unicycle, while playing the drums.
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Always Ame Chew Drum Firm Flip Paly Rhyme Try Unicycle Versatility
I get that mainly from novels and that style of writing or movies where there’s multiple characters who carry the storyline.
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Carry Character From Many Multiple Novel Storyline Write
I can’t perform without the mask or be seen without it on stage, or else it’ll distract from the whole persona.
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Distract Mask Perform Persona Seen Stage Whole Without
I make hip-hop, but use Doom as a character to convey stories that a normal dude can’t.
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Character Convey Doom Dude Hip Hop Make Normal Story
A visual always brings a first impression. But if there’s going to be a first impression.
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Always Bring But First Go Impression There Visual
The ‘Doom’ thing is to be able to come at things with a different point of view. I decided the mask would just add to the mystique of the character as well as make Doom stand out.
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Able Add Character Come Decide Different Doom Make Mask Out Pont Stand Thing View Well
Being older now, grown, I’m like, ‘What do we really do that’s fun?’ I’m kind of corny when you think about it. What could I rhyme about? Let me see, um, I gotta pay the rent today.
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Being Corny Fun Growth Kind Like Now Older Pay Really Think
Ever since third grade, I had a notebook and was putting together words just for fun.
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Every Fun Grade Had Just For Notebook Put Since Third Together Was Word
The idea of having different characters is really just to get the storyline across, you know? Coming from one particular character makes, to me, the story boring.
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Across Character Come Different Have Know Make Particular Really Storyline
We all tend to be in the same circles – people like my Wu-Tang brothers, or Black Thought from The Roots.
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All Balck Brother Circle From Like People Root Same Tend Thought We

I think – a lot of times in hip-hop, especially – artists get kind of pigeonholed into being ‘the guy,’ and it’s kind of limiting in a way.

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