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I talk about life, and I make universal music with an American style – and that’s what I do.

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I want to sound like an instrument. I want my voice and my words to marry the beat.
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Beat Go Instrument Like Marry Rhythm Sound Start Voice Want Word
You can hear, like, you know, Africans and Jamaicans doing it just kind of as, like, a rhythmic, poetic conversation, you know, to a rhythm.
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Conversation Country Hear Kind Know Rhythm
You don’t know anything about respect; you don’t know anything about being faithful and loyal to your girlfriend.
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Anything Being Faithful Girlfriend Loyal Respect
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 think I’ve had the longest career of strength, focus, and still being able to sell records.
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Able Being Career Focus Longest Record Sell Still Strength Think
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
No matter what the song was about, I had ’em out there.
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Matter No Out Song
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
Hip-hop is making a lot of noise. It should get some more spotlight.
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Get Hip Hop Lot Make More Noise Some Spotlight
I don’t have time for the news clippings. I got my own mission.
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Business Clipping Have New Own Time
With age comes common sense and wisdom.
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Age Come Common Sense Wisdom
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.
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Daughter Out Protect Seen Thing
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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Best Firsthand Friend Kill Other Plenty Relate Seen Somebody
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
I’m not talking about Russia in my music. I’ve never been to Russia. I’m not talking about Africa, Switzerland, China.
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Been Country Music never Talk
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

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