My record company had to beg me to stop filmin’ music videos in the projects.
NASMy record company had to beg me to stop filmin’ music videos in the projects.
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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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To me, creatively challenging myself is my version of owning the Nets.
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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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You know, rap is sort of like a form of talking, right? So it’s like you can hear, you know, the slaves doing it.
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When you’re a teenager, you want to meet a lot of girls – you want to get the most girls.
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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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My fun is not doing the easy work. My fun is doing what’s me.
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DJs play a big responsibility of what hip-hop is doing… At the end of the day, it’s up to us to control and to own hip-hop.
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I think if I heard someone else talking about their life, describing all the problems I’ve had, they’d look like they were through. Done. But there’s something about me.
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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 don’t go out unless I’m working. My quality time is when I’m doing nothing.
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The flaws, the mistakes I make – that’s the real me.
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There comes a time when things can work out and everybody can be happy. And that’s what it’s all about in the end – everybody being happy and working it out.
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I think I’ve had the longest career of strength, focus, and still being able to sell records.
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I don’t have time for the news clippings. I got my own mission.
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