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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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I think the hip-hop purists are purists through and through. They’re here to criticize all of us. That’s just how it is. We as MC’s criticize each other. That’s the nature of hip-hop.
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All Criticize Hip Hop How Just Pursuit Think Through Us
I don’t know who I will collaborate with, but there’s a great chance of something happening.
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Chance Collaborate Great Happen Know Something
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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Change Country Life never Person President Stood Vote
I like the way hip-hop is now. It’s grown up enough so that it can get involved with politics if it feels like it.
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Feel Grown Hip Hop Involve Like Politics Up Way
Unfortunately, man, a lot of places in America have to deal with unnecessary violence.
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Country Dela Lot Place Unfortunately Unnecessary Violence
Stillmatic’ is the rebirth of ‘Illmatic,’ my first debut album to come out in 1994. ‘Stillmatic’ is me coming full circle in my career and with everything, and just bringing pure hip-hop back.
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Album Bring Career Circle Come Debit Everything First Full Hip Hop Illmatic Out Rebirth Stillmatic
Marley is someone before his time, man. He’s – he’s almost – he’s like a deity, like almost, you know what I mean?
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Almost Before Believe Deity Know Man Marley Mean Someone Time
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 sound of the ’90s, to me, is a combination of soul and street – it’s a feeling.
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Combination Feeling Mentees Soul Sound Street
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
I just enjoy life now. I just enjoy every morning I get to wake up.
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Enjoy Just Life Morning Now Up Wake
I think I’m that guy. I’m still blessed with the opportunity to make music and pass out a message like, ‘Life is good,’ to the world.
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Bless Good Guy Life Message Music Opportunity Pass Think World
My record company had to beg me to stop filmin’ music videos in the projects.
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Beg Company Filminm Music Project Record Stop Video
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
I think if I heard someone else talking about their life, describing all the problems I’ve had, they’d look like they were through. Done. But there’s something about me.
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Head Life Look Problem Someone Talk Think Through
When I say ‘hip-hop is dead,’ basically, America is dead. There is no political voice. Music is dead.
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Basically Country Dead Hip Hop Music Political Say View Voice

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