My record company had to beg me to stop filmin’ music videos in the projects.
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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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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I don’t have time for the news clippings. I got my own mission.
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Anybody can be a rapper, but not anybody can be a classical artist.
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Let’s not forget, art can sell. You ain’t gotta front all the time on your records.
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Some 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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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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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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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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No matter who you are, black, white, green, there’s going to be things in your way, you know what I mean?
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We’re all Africans, everyone – black, white, yellow.
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Unfortunately, man, a lot of places in America have to deal with unnecessary violence.
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I go with the rhythm of it and the words start to come to my mind and those words could be based on things that’s been on my mind for the past year, the past month, the past week, whatever; I write it.
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I have no tattoos that I regret – I have had some that I have had changed according to how my life was.
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I love PBS! I grew up on it. If I had to say which channels were good, I’d say, you got your PBS, your History Channel, your Discovery.
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My fun is not doing the easy work. My fun is doing what’s me.
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