When you have a daughter, you want to protect her from the things that I’ve seen out there, you know, the things that’s out there that ain’t good for her. It’s a crazy world we live in.
NASN.Y. hip-hop is ok, but we gotta become brave again; we have to be brave enough and do something new – that’s what New York is about… New.
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There was a side of me that knew I was gonna change the game, but I didn’t know how many people would respect it.
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I see N.Y. hip-hop like I see N.Y. streets. N.Y. streets are grimy; it’s a grind. N.Y. rappers are hustlers – whatever sound is in, we can adapt to that; there’s nothing wrong with that.
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Unfortunately, man, a lot of places in America have to deal with unnecessary violence.
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I’m talking about me being American and growing up in a crazy world and helping to reflect all different sides of life.
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We’re all Africans, everyone – black, white, yellow.
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Hip-hop lasted and survived all these years that you have to give it credit. Even though it’s not up to people’s expectations anymore, its still here, and that’s says a lot.
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DJs play a big responsibility of what hip-hop is doing… At the end of the day, it’s up to us to control and to own hip-hop.
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When you’re a teenager, you want to meet a lot of girls – you want to get the most girls.
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It’s never been seen that a street artist go as far as I’ve gone – keep consistent without wanting to do a bunch of ventures outside of music to keep my face out there.
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I’ll always love rap, no matter what’s going on.
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No matter what the song was about, I had ’em out there.
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I never stood for any president in my life, never voted, before Barack Obama. It changed my life to vote. It starts there with me.
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I had a pretty public divorce. They’re not easy – divorces – and it took me a long time to really get through.
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I just enjoy life now. I just enjoy every morning I get to wake up.
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GaGa is one of my favourites. Her voice is incredible and she’s fearless and she’s ahead of the game. She’s ahead of the entire game, and I admire that.
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