Every generation witnesses atrocities. People in power try to fulfill prophecy.
NASMy 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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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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I don’t have time for the news clippings. I got my own mission.
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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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Hip-hop is making a lot of noise. It should get some more spotlight.
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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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All fatherhood is very important because single mothers shouldn’t have to raise sons or daughters; they need that help.
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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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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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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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There was a side of me that knew I was gonna change the game, but I didn’t know how many people would respect it.
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I don’t get jealousy, I don’t get how people hate each other – I never did.
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DJs need to challenge us rappers. They got so much power, they need to challenge us.
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Life Is Good’ represents the most beautiful, dramatic and heavy moments in my life.
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I want to have fun. It’s a beautiful life. You learn, you win, you lose, but you get up.
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Every time I get in the studio, I feel like I wanna have some fun.
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