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.
NASHip-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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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 don’t go out unless I’m working. My quality time is when I’m doing nothing.
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We’re all Africans, everyone – black, white, yellow.
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I’m just little me, an American who wants to see his country do better.
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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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I talk about life, and I make universal music with an American style – and that’s what I do.
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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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I’ll always love rap, no matter what’s going on.
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With age comes common sense and wisdom.
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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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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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Hip-hop is making a lot of noise. It should get some more spotlight.
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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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I don’t get jealousy, I don’t get how people hate each other – I never did.
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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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