Let’s not forget, art can sell. You ain’t gotta front all the time on your records.
NASSome people say I’m conscious, some say I’m a gangsta rapper – it’s just me doing me. I’m stomping in my own lane. I’m doing what I do.
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Somebody like me who knows it firsthand and could relate… I had a best friend killed, plenty other friends killed. I been through it. I seen it.
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I want to have fun. It’s a beautiful life. You learn, you win, you lose, but you get up.
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I love the art world, I love art galleries, I love what it means – I love art.
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Hip-hop is bigger than the South; hip-hop is bigger than New York.
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Calling Michelle ‘Obama Barack’s baby mama?’ Tell me, is that acceptable? But the Obamas aren’t the only targets. Fox’s pattern of race-baiting and fear-mongering regularly focuses on black leaders, black institutions and ordinary black people.
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My record company had to beg me to stop filmin’ music videos in the projects.
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We’re all Africans, everyone – black, white, yellow.
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Divorce can be crazy. Man, if you’re happy… Love is a beast, man. Hold on. Be prepared for any way it may go, and be honest.
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There comes a time when things can work out and everybody can be happy. And that’s what it’s all about in the end – everybody being happy and working it out.
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I think the fact that I made enough noise in the world that I might be remembered is an amazing achievement. You can’t ask for more than that.
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I think I’ve had the longest career of strength, focus, and still being able to sell records.
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My fun is not doing the easy work. My fun is doing what’s me.
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Your look reflects what’s happening in your mind. You gotta have some swag to you.
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My earliest memories of rap music was mixed with my earliest memories of reggae music. They were big sounds around the way, heavy bass lines, strong messages, definitely.
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I’m a big fan of Common. I’m a big fan of Scarface; I’m a big fan of so many people, from Jeezy to… well, there are a lot of people’s music that I respect.
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