I think the fact that I made enough noise in the world that I might be remembered is an amazing achievement. You can’t ask for more than that.
NASI’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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Whenever I received too much praise, it just didn’t feel right to me – ever.
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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 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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I’m just little me, an American who wants to see his country do better.
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When I say ‘hip-hop is dead,’ basically, America is dead. There is no political voice. Music is dead.
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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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I think I’ve had the longest career of strength, focus, and still being able to sell records.
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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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Hip-hop is bigger than the South; hip-hop is bigger than New York.
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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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You know, rap is sort of like a form of talking, right? So it’s like you can hear, you know, the slaves doing it.
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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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Divorce can be crazy. Man, if you’re happy… Love is a beast, man. Hold on. Be prepared for any way it may go, and be honest.
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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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I want to sound like an instrument. I want my voice and my words to marry the beat.
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