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I don’t want any title. I just say what I say, and hopefully somebody gets it, man. I’m not perfect, and I’m just here and trying to make a dollar, and being real at the same time, you know?

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I can’t control what people think. They know who I am.
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Control Know People Think
It speaks to your livelihood and it’s not compromised. It’s blunt. It’s raw, straight off the street – from the beat to the voice to the words.
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Beat Blunt Compromise Livelihood Speak Street Voice Word
Hip-hop artists, especially the older ones, are the ones who knew hip-hop was a worldwide phenomenon before the mainstream caught on, so hip-hop artists are forward thinkers. We want to stay with the new.
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Artist Caught Especially Hip Hop Mainstream Older One Phenomena Worldwide
I talk about life, and I make universal music with an American style – and that’s what I do.
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Country Life Make Music Style Talk Universal
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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Country Crazy Different Grow Help Life Reflect Side Talk
I definitely have plans to do more collaboration albums in the future.
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Album Collaboration Definitely Future More Plan
Let’s not forget, art can sell. You ain’t gotta front all the time on your records.
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Can Forget Front Gotta Let Record Sell Time
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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Divorce Easy Get Long Not Pretty Public Realy Though Time Took
You can’t please everybody. You’d be crazy if you’re trying to. So take some time out to do some things for yourself.
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Crazy Everybody Out Please Some Take Thing Time Try Yourself
We’re all Africans, everyone – black, white, yellow.
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Balck Country Everyone People White Yellow
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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All Credit Give Hip Hop Survive Year
Even if you make mistakes, I go back to those things, my not-so-great moments because those are my truest moments; those are my human moments. I’m not even mad at the things I said that were a little dicey.
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Decay Great Human Little Mad Mistake Moment Thing Truest
I just talk about what’s going on, but of course, you know, Bob, before rappers, was already laying that kind of thing down.
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Already Course Down Go Kind Know Lay Rapper Talk Thing
I think hip-hop could help rebuild America, once hip-hoppers own hip-hop… We are our own politicians, our own government, we have something to say. We’re warriors. Soldiers.
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Country Help Hip Hop Hopper Once Own Rebuild Think
The things that I have said when I was young and curious about whatever the subject matter was, I respect those – those are growing pains.
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Curious Grow Matter Respect Subject Thing Whatever Young
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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Country Grimy Grind Hustler Rapper See Sound Street

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