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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
Africa has been going through so much for so many years; it’s time that it stands up the way other nations are standing up.
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Country Going May Much Nation Other Stand Through Time Up Year
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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Career Confidence Experience Great Learn Make Move People Work
Hip-hop is the streets. Hip-hop is a couple of elements that it comes from back in the days… that feel of music with urgency that speaks to you.
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Abck Couple Day Feel Element Hip Hop Music Speak Street Urgent
Anybody can be a rapper, but not anybody can be a classical artist.
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Anybody Artist Classical Rapper
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 can’t control what people think. They know who I am.
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Control Know People Think
I just enjoy life now. I just enjoy every morning I get to wake up.
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Enjoy Just Life Morning Now Up Wake
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
Your look reflects what’s happening in your mind. You gotta have some swag to you.
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Happen Look Mind Refer Some Swag You
I like the way hip-hop is now. It’s grown up enough so that it can get involved with politics if it feels like it.
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Feel Grown Hip Hop Involve Like Politics Up Way
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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Album Bring Career Circle Come Debit Everything First Full Hip Hop Illmatic Out Rebirth Stillmatic
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
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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Conscious Do Gangsta Just Lane People Rapper Some Stomping
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
No matter what the song was about, I had ’em out there.
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Matter No Out Song

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