It’s never been seen that a street artist go as far as I’ve gone – keep consistent without wanting to do a bunch of ventures outside of music to keep my face out there.
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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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.
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To me, creatively challenging myself is my version of owning the Nets.
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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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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 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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You can’t please everybody. You’d be crazy if you’re trying to. So take some time out to do some things for yourself.
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Anybody can be a rapper, but not anybody can be a classical artist.
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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 can’t control what people think. They know who I am.
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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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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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When I say ‘hip-hop is dead,’ basically, America is dead. There is no political voice. Music is dead.
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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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I’ve been called everything. Gangsta rap. I’ve been called conscious rap. You know, everything. Whoever feels like calling it whatever they want to call it, that’s on them.
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No one’s promised anything. You could have the biggest record on radio and sell no records.
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