Hip-hop is bigger than the South; hip-hop is bigger than New York.
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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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Hip-hop is bigger than the South; hip-hop is bigger than New York.
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I love PBS! I grew up on it. If I had to say which channels were good, I’d say, you got your PBS, your History Channel, your Discovery.
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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 just enjoy life now. I just enjoy every morning I get to wake up.
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I definitely have plans to do more collaboration albums in the future.
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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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Unfortunately, man, a lot of places in America have to deal with unnecessary violence.
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Every time I get in the studio, I feel like I wanna have some fun.
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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 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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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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Let’s not forget, art can sell. You ain’t gotta front all the time on your records.
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The flaws, the mistakes I make – that’s the real me.
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My fun is not doing the easy work. My fun is doing what’s me.
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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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