Hip-hop is making a lot of noise. It should get some more spotlight.
NASMarley is someone before his time, man. He’s – he’s almost – he’s like a deity, like almost, you know what I mean?
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You can hear, like, you know, Africans and Jamaicans doing it just kind of as, like, a rhythmic, poetic conversation, you know, to a rhythm.
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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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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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Your look reflects what’s happening in your mind. You gotta have some swag to you.
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Anybody can be a rapper, but not anybody can be a classical artist.
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I want to sound like an instrument. I want my voice and my words to marry the beat.
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No matter who you are, black, white, green, there’s going to be things in your way, you know what I mean?
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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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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 go with the rhythm of it and the words start to come to my mind and those words could be based on things that’s been on my mind for the past year, the past month, the past week, whatever; I write it.
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When I say ‘hip-hop is dead,’ basically, America is dead. There is no political voice. Music is dead.
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I never stood for any president in my life, never voted, before Barack Obama. It changed my life to vote. It starts there with me.
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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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Once you make it to your point of making it, you’ll appreciate the struggle.
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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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