GaGa is one of my favourites. Her voice is incredible and she’s fearless and she’s ahead of the game. She’s ahead of the entire game, and I admire that.
NASHip-hop is bigger than the South; hip-hop is bigger than New York.
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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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Even if you make mistakes, I go back to those things, my not-so-great moments because those are my truest moments; those are my human moments. I’m not even mad at the things I said that were a little dicey.
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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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I can’t control what people think. They know who I am.
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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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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 see N.Y. hip-hop like I see N.Y. streets. N.Y. streets are grimy; it’s a grind. N.Y. rappers are hustlers – whatever sound is in, we can adapt to that; there’s nothing wrong with that.
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Hip-hop is bigger than the South; hip-hop is bigger than New York.
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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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I love the art world, I love art galleries, I love what it means – I love art.
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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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Life Is Good’ represents the most beautiful, dramatic and heavy moments in my life.
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I’m talking about me being American and growing up in a crazy world and helping to reflect all different sides of life.
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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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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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