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.
NASAnybody can be a rapper, but not anybody can be a classical artist.
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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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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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Anybody can be a rapper, but not anybody can be a classical artist.
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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’m a big fan of Common. I’m a big fan of Scarface; I’m a big fan of so many people, from Jeezy to… well, there are a lot of people’s music that I respect.
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We’re all Africans, everyone – black, white, yellow.
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My earliest memories of rap music was mixed with my earliest memories of reggae music. They were big sounds around the way, heavy bass lines, strong messages, definitely.
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Whenever I received too much praise, it just didn’t feel right to me – ever.
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Working with great people makes you great; you learn a lot and it also gives you the experience and confidence to move on with your own career.
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I don’t know who I will collaborate with, but there’s a great chance of something happening.
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Anybody I’m dating, I don’t want them to talk about my music. I don’t talk about my music to them.
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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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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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I can’t control what people think. They know who I am.
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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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