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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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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
DJs play a big responsibility of what hip-hop is doing… At the end of the day, it’s up to us to control and to own hip-hop.
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Big Control DJ End Day Hip Hop Own Play Responsible
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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Any Dollar Get Hopefully Little Make Man Perfect Say Somebody Time Try
N.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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Again Become Brave Country Enough Gotta Hip Hop New Something
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
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
Whenever I received too much praise, it just didn’t feel right to me – ever.
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Ever Feel Much Praise Recieve Right To Whenever
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
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
Calling Michelle ‘Obama Barack’s baby mama?’ Tell me, is that acceptable? But the Obamas aren’t the only targets. Fox’s pattern of race-baiting and fear-mongering regularly focuses on black leaders, black institutions and ordinary black people.
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I never cared for politics before Barack Obama. I never thought it mattered to people like me.
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Care Country Matter never People Politics President
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’m smiling. Those things are really not bad enough to put me in a slump. I’m smiling with the opportunity to wake up every morning.
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Bad Enough Morning Opportunity Put Really Smile Wake Up
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 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.
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Achievement Amazing Enough Fact Made Moise Remember Think World
Man, me and Biggie were the biggest artists in New York. When he passed, I was so messed up. My attitude was messed up about him dying. There was an East-West thing back then, and I was in war mode.
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Artist Attitude Bigger Country Man Mess Pass

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