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.
NASI never cared for politics before Barack Obama. I never thought it mattered to people like me.
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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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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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The flaws, the mistakes I make – that’s the real me.
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My record company had to beg me to stop filmin’ music videos in the projects.
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Whenever I received too much praise, it just didn’t feel right to me – ever.
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I like the way hip-hop is now. It’s grown up enough so that it can get involved with politics if it feels like it.
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No matter what the song was about, I had ’em out there.
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Calling Michelle ‘Obama Barack’s baby mama?’ Tell me, is that acceptable? But the Obamas aren’t the only targets. Fox’s pattern of race-baiting and fear-mongering regularly focuses on black leaders, black institutions and ordinary black people.
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When you have a daughter, you want to protect her from the things that I’ve seen out there, you know, the things that’s out there that ain’t good for her. It’s a crazy world we live in.
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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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Man, me and Biggie were the biggest artists in New York. When he passed, I was so messed up. My attitude was messed up about him dying. There was an East-West thing back then, and I was in war mode.
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To me, creatively challenging myself is my version of owning the Nets.
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Life Is Good’ represents the most beautiful, dramatic and heavy moments in my life.
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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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I think I’ve had the longest career of strength, focus, and still being able to sell records.
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